Black Virginia Beach rape suspect jailed on unrelated charge

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Black Virginia Beach rape suspect jailed on unrelated charge

Christopher MInifee

VIRGINIA BEACH - A man suspected in two Oceanfront rapes has been jailed on unrelated charges but will go before a grand jury on the rape charges on Oct. 5, prosecutors in Virginia Beach said yesterday.

Christopher Minifee, a 29-year-old Chesapeake resident, was in circuit court on Thursday on charges of failure to appear in court and resisting arrest. At his bond hearing, prosecutors told Judge A. Joseph Canada Jr. that MInifee was suspected in sexual assaults on 24th Street in August and on 80th Street earlier this month. Canada denied Minifee's appeal for bond on the unrelated charges and remanded him to the Virginia Beach Correctional Center.

Prosecutors said they plan to to present evidence on the rape charges to the grand jury on Oct. 5.

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Jury recommends life for rapist

Minifee to be formally sentenced September 27
Updated: Friday, 18 Jun 2010, 4:16 PM EDT
Published : Friday, 18 Jun 2010, 4:16 PM EDT

Christopher Minifee

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) - A Chesapeake man will likely remain behind bars for the rest of his life. Christopher Minifee, 30, was convicted of rape Friday and a jury recommended a sentence of life plus 119 years.

The Virginia Beach Commonwealth's Attorney's Office was able to prove that Minifee committed the crime, which occurred on September 12, 2009. The victim was sitting on her front porch near 80th Street and Atlantic Avenue at the Oceanfront, when Minifee pointed a gun at her and demanded money. When she said she didn't have any, he dragged the woman to the back yard where he raped her, cut her with a knife or razor and threatened to kill her if she told anyone about the crime.

DNA evidence linked Minifee to the crime and police arrested him on September 16.

Minifee will be formally sentenced on September 27, 2010 in the Virginia Beach Circuit Court.

Police said the DNA also linked Minifee to a rape in August. He will be tried separately for that crime. The court date has not been set.

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