Vancouver man charged with rape, kidnapping of girl, 13

A Vancouver man made his first court appearance this morning on suspicion of kidnapping a 13-year-old girl to perform sex acts on him and his friend.

Clark County Superior Court Judge John Wulle set bail at $500,000 for Samuel Chapman III, 28. Chapman is being held in the Clark County Jail on suspicion of first-degree kidnapping, first-degree rape and first-degree burglary.

He will be arraigned Friday.

Chapman was arrested at 4 a.m. Saturday after he allegedly kidnapped the girl from an apartment in the 1600 block of Murton Road in the Harney Heights neighborhood. A relative of the girl’s who lives at the apartment alleged that he grabbed her by the ponytail and slammed her face into the wall before dragging her into a minivan and driving off.

Once inside the van, Chapman allegedly threatened and punched the girl numerous times, rendering her unconscious, according to court documents. Police said Chapman then met up with a friend, and he encouraged the man to perform sex acts on the girl. He told the friend she was 18 or 19, according to court documents.

Later, Chapman dropped the girl back off in the street outside the Murton Road apartment. Officers, who were on the scene questioning witnesses, followed the van and detained Chapman.

The victim later told police she had met Chapman at a park in January and has been forced to have sexual contact with him on 10 occasions since February. She told police she only knew him by the moniker “So Low,” according to court documents.