Bond granted in rape case involving teenagers

SUPERIOR COURT

A defendant in a rape case was granted a $75,000 bond and required to wear an ankle monitor following a bond hearing last week.

The alleged victim in the case is 15 years old, and the defendant, also a juvenile, is 16.

The hearing took place Aug. 31 in Jones County Superior Court with Superior Court Judge Amanda Petty presiding. The case was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Cara Fiore, and …