Bowling Green man charged with kidnapping and rape

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A Bowling Green man is facing multiple charges, including kidnapping, rape and robbery.  According to the Bowling Green Police Department, 34-year-old Jermaris Whiteside of Bowling Green allegedly agreed to pay two women for sex acts. When each woman picked him up, he reportedly brandished a gun, robbed them of their money, and in one instance raped her at gunpoint.

Whiteside is being charged with two counts each of first-degree sodomy, first-degree rape,  kidnapping of an adult and first-degree robbery.

He remains at the Warren County Regional Jail with no bond at this time.

BGPD detectives suspect there may be additional victims. If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted by Whiteside you’re asked to contact Detective Dillon at 270-393-4532