Gleason man charged with rape of a child, incest, other charges
A Gleason man is in custody facing a slew of charges including rape of a child and incest. Weakley County Sheriff Terry McDade said more charges may follow. Nicholas Perry was taken into custody and booked into the Weakley County Detention Center on Feb. 29.
According to a report, on Feb. 9, the Weakley County Sheriff’s Office received a complaint from the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services (DCS) alleging sexual abuse of a minor child by Nicholas Perry of Gleason.
Investigators from the sheriff’s office and DCS began an investigation that led to information substantiating the allegation against Perry.
Upon further investigation, a previous complaint was discovered from 2021 that alleged sexual abuse by Perry against another minor child. That case was investigated by WCSD and the DCS as well back in 2021.
According to the report, at the time of the investigation, it appeared there was no prosecution due to the evidence not meeting the thresh hold felt necessary to have a successful prosecution.
McDade then directed investigators to look into the complaint filed in 2021, as well as the new allegations. Investigators were able to re-interview witnesses along with the original interviews and with the new information obtained, were able to obtain arrest warrants for Nicholas Perry for one count of Rape, one count of Incest, one count of rape of a child and one count of sexual battery by an authority figure.
Perry was arrested without incident on Feb. 29 at his home and booked into the Weakley County Jail with a $100,000.00 bond.
“The Weakley County Sheriff’s Office is extremely proud of the bravery these young victims have displayed by speaking out against the crimes committed against them,” McDade said in the report. “If you know of children who you suspect is the victim of physical or sexual abuse or neglect please call your local sheriff’s office or call the Tennessee DECS at (877)237-0004 or you can report the abuse on line at www.tn.gov.”
The investigation of this case is an ongoing investigation.
