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Father Rapes His Infant Daughter
Thursday, September 4, 2008 at 3:11AM 
Reginald Davis, 18, of Forrest City, AR, has been accused of raping his 8-day-old baby daughter. Police also charged him with second-degree battery, because the baby also suffered a fractured skull in the attack, which occurred on Labor Day, Sept. 1, 2008. He was sent to St. Francis County Jail. At his first court appearance, the following Wednesday, the judge, citing the severity of the crime, raised his bail from $50,000 to $100,000.
According to police Davis was visiting with the 15-year-old mother of his daughter. The mother went into the bathroom to take a shower before going to bed. When she came out she found blood on her newborn baby. The girl and her family, accompanied by Davis, took the baby to Forrest City Medical Center where she was treated for rape and a fractured skull. The hospital also notified the police. It turned out that the little girl's injuries were so bad she was transferred to the Arkansas Children's Hospital in Little Rock. The police arrested Davis.
Investigators say that at the time of the attack, there were other people in the house. The case is still under investigation and it is unknown if any other arrests will be made. Reginald Davis, according to the police, has had no criminal record since turning 18. They could not comment on whether he had a juvenile record because that information could not be released under Arkansas state law.
Reginald Davis' mother said in a telephone interview that "he suffers from mental health issues." According to Dr. Allen Battle, a psychologist with the UT Medical group:
"Seeking a baby is extremely rare." He says "so many of the patience have been exposed to this behavior themselves. When they were kids in their formative stages."
According to the Children's Advocacy Center in Little Rock, Arkansas, recent reports of child sexual abuse is staggering:
- 1 in 3 girls and 1 in 5 boys have been abused, with the average age being 3-years-old
- 96% of the abusers are someone the child knows, loves and trusts
- 75 cases were reported in 2000, 471 cases were reported in 2007
Davis is being held on a $100,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in circuit court on September 17.
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Reader Comments (62)
I absolutely agree with you! If Davis mother was aware of his mental condition, then she should have gotten him some help. But, everyone with mental conditions are not criminals! R. Davis is a criminal...point blank!
Sorry to have to tell you this...But, he can repent, and get it right with GOD; only if his mental stability allows.
We are not his judge...
The bible states, “suffer the little children to come unto me.” What was Davis thinking? In my opinion, he is using the mental condition as a crutch, and not as a real problem. He impregnated a fifteen-year old girl, and ‘no one’ had anything to say about it…HE RAPED HER! What is wrong with our country? Why are we allowing our children to be mistreated by adult men and or women? I am appalled by this entire situation. I do not care what anyone believes, but what is wrong with our African-American men? Where are the father’s of our male children? My heart is totally broken and saddened over this indecent discrepancy. I don’t care what anyone says, “WE NEED TO PUT “PRAY” BACK INTO A MAJORITY OF ORGANIZATIONS.”
Personally, I believe he knew what he was capable of doing to the child, and now that he is going to be convicted; he is using the mental condition AS A PLEA. Some people may say, "he has to be mental to do what he did to his daughter, but that is not necessarily true." He may have always wanted to RAPE a baby, but never had the common knowledge to do so. So, he decided to get a 15 yr. old pregnant (RAPE), and then rape his child, and use insanity as his defense. I AM ANGRY, APPALLED, AGGRAVATED, DISGUSTED, DISMAYED, & SICKENED by this horrible act of VIOLENCE!
I totally agree with you! Were the other individuals in the home drunk, or on drugs? Or, is this story missing some important information. A baby in pain, suffering, or agony will scream at the top of their lungs. Did Davis turn the television volume up? Or, are there other people involved in this sickening act of criminal violence? I don't know! But, I wonder about the whole truth and nothing but the truth!
I agree with you! We as Christians never know what we will do until the situation presents itself. I have a niece that was just born, and I know, I would have killed any 'bastard' that would have raped her...Sorry! God forgive me! I am totally upset, angered, appalled, and saddened at the same time! We need to pray for our country!
Ms. Bork...
Thank you for your compassion and clarity.
I so totally agree with this. May I assure you; according to my faith, there is a hell. This man will most definitely be there and he'll get what he deserves.
Mental health is no freaking excuse for this or any other felony. If you are sick enough in your head to rape a child, or anyone for that matter, you should be in a mental institution. Not living in the world with normally functioning people. Because, if you are, stupid crap like this happens.
My GOD take care of him as he is fit too!!
his mom is just as stupid as him they always say they have mental issues no hell they dont they know what they are doing. Stop making excusses for these idiots! and give a the death penalty so we dont have to pay for them to sit in jail
Chop "it" off in little pieces and feed it to him.
Kill him already.
This is absolutely disgusting,Someone that can do that to an infant can not be fixed can not be changed through GOD If they have an attraction to a child that will never go away just as me being attracted to my bf who is of the same age as me,A person takes away a childs innocence like that doesnt deserve anything,They no longer deserve to have rights,That infant will most likely be damaged for the rest of their life,Undeserving of something that gruesome.Anyone involved in that should be tortured a slow painful death,They should have their worst nightmares befall them.Its ridiculous that so many pediophiles get away with what they do, I have two children and no one would ever get away with doing that to my child, I dont care if he had mental issues or not if he was that messed up he should have been in an institution somewhere locked up what the hell was he doing sleeping with a 15 year old,No one thought to supervise this psycho. I am apalled Anyone that condones this by saying hell go to hell and get what he deserves for his sins thats ridiculous because chances are hell never go to hell and pay because there is no heaven or hell,You can have faith but sorry you will never know for sure. Then if there is a hell for him to go to what about the meantime before he goes there how many more innnocent little infants or children will he harm. Hes caught now before he can ever be free he needs to be dismissed from this world!
I will go to jail just to be in the same fucking place as him, this is just beyond fucked up
wow how fucked upi is that? what a man huh? Not that sick muther fucker needs to be tortured
i absolutley agree with you on that! :)
what a sick bastard.. how can you help create a baby to torture in such a cruel way. some one needs to get him alone and have their way with him and let him be tortured. what we alll need to do is pray for the sick mother fuckers and hope that something will be done. he should not get just a slap on the hand... severe punishment
You are Right! I am equally sickened by the responses here as with the crime! I too am a victim of Rape and Incest and sexual abuse by boys in grade school, an alcoholic bum at the corner store, co-workers! The problem is SEX and it's heinous mis-muse since the beginning if Humankind. SEX was not meant to sell cars, clothes, jewelry, promote shows, to fill the tv cable screen, books, magazines, commercials, trade shows, conventions, broadway stages, THE INTERNET. I am not old-fashioned nor prudish, I love my father because I understand why he did what he did and worse was done to him but there was also no one to educate him, especially in the West Indies back in the 40's; this is an acceptable way of life, Old West Indian men with the mindset of See, righteous access to their Girl Children! THAT IS WHAT IS REALLY HORRIFIC! EDUCATION IS THE KEY! All the new laws and death sentences and prison regulated death-squad mentally will change NOTHING! EVERYTHING WHO POSTED WITH OBSCENITY AND RAGED FILLED "Graphic" intensity seriously and painfully truthfully need to take a couple of steps back and honestly ask "Have I ever done anything like this or thought about?" and if the answer is No, then ask yourself, "Why didn't I say something sooner???"!!!!! EDUCATION IS THE KEY! most importantly, we MUST teach our young to SPEAK UP!!!! NO MATTER WHAT! my best friend died as a result of abuse by both her parents, from age 5! She grew up with a heart of gold, as an lost, scared alholic and addict. EVERYTHING SINGLE ALCOHOLIC/ADDICT FEMALE I KNOW, and I know over 10,000, was molested, raped and or touched inappropriately, as. CHILD by a MAN! Including this one! My addiction did not start until after I reached 30 years of age. My first abuse was before age 7. I'll be 46 next month, if I live that long. I have no children and I've been pregant 6 times! I married my husband at 21 after meeting him at 19 and divorced him at 30! He is West Indian! My family is West Indian! I am An American Woman still suffering! My older sister is living in a wake state coma for the last 20 years, with no colon, rectum, uterus, all surgically removed from the onset of Crohn's Dis brought on by childress stress and trauma. When she complained of an "upset stomach" FOR YEARS, my mother and father said it was car sickness so she would have to sit up front with my father! YEAH!!! Exactly! If I had only known THEN!
How can someone do this to such an helpless INNOCCENT child. A father is there to protect. Not do to this! They say that the morjority of child morlesters have had it done to them. They say that the morjority of these acts have been done by a family member or a close friend. Yes I believe that should have there balls cut off as this hopefully would stop them feeling what they feel to comitt these horific acts. Women who do this should never be able to have children. Do you believe they will never do it again???? Because they will because they are sick in the head. They can't control what they do. They think that this is their excuse and that people should forgive them. No, how can we when they do this. People should be vigilant watch for any signs that this could be happening in there family. Watch your children and believe them, let them know that you believe them when they come to you. Let them know that you will always love them and they can tell you anything. Shield them but tell them that these people are out there and how to try and protect themselves. I have a child and I have always let them know that they can always come to me no matter what. These people give us a life sentence, we are the ones who have to try and live with what they have done to us, not them as they just go on to do it to someone else. We are the ones who have to see people to help us cope with everyday life. Who hopefully pick a husband or a wife who treats us good but some of us pick volent people to marry because we feel that we are not worth having anyone who is good. The law needs to change and to punish these people to make them not be able to have children and stop them from feeling they need to do this.
All this being said yes he is sick, but can anyone find anywhere how the baby is. I am more interested in know that she is still alive. It is awful it happened, I just hope she pulled through without to much damage!
this is a sick act beyond belief!
What a piece of garbage!!! Just give him the death penalty cause he is serving no purpose for being alive other than to tourment!! American citizens dont't need to paying for his lazy a!@ in prison, futhermore, his mother (an enabler) should kill herself too!!
Yes its unbelievable, horriific, destroying of hope and faith in people. It isn't the only time this type of abuse happens, and killing him isn't going to make any difference in the world. As a mother of 3, and a psychologist, I am also enraged and think his life is not worth saving or protecting. But I can't wrap my mind around how someone could do this, long enough to decide iwth my LOGICAL brain, what would be the best thing to do with this guy, ie. "kill him". I can't help but be heartbroken for his own mama, for the tragedy of his wasteful life...what if, for example, his mama was raped all her life, did crack when he was in the womb, did damage to his brain, and he can't tell right from wrong? I mean, anyone who could have basic human instincts wouldn't do something like this. But if you have F.A.S. (fetal alcohol syndrome) or other brain damage from abuse or harm that happens when you are in the womb, you can go through life looking relatively normal until you have to make decisions and judgements (adolescence)...add your own drug abuse to the mix and something like this, I guess, can happen. I'm just imagining what might have led to something like this. Killing him may satisfy outrage but doesn't solve the social problems that led to it. WE ALL NEED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY for HELPING people who have needs, who are poor, who are uneducated, who are sick or addicted. Judgement is what leaves these people (I'm talking about the 15 year old, and her family, and the family of the criminal) alone to make horrible decisions and cause further harm. We can kill him, it might be best...but we can do more. We can be in contact with out neighbours, we can trust children when they tell on their abusers, we can provide support to families in need, we can give our time and our energy to helping people get their lives together, get away from abusers, etc....in the long run that is the only thing that will protect other children from harm - our ability to HELP rather than only reacting with blame to avoid our own pain and responsibility to DO SOMETHING.
You are Applauded LOUDLY! I plan to speak OUT in my Community! SILENCE is the real tradedgy! We ALL need to speak out. Form a Nation Wide movement, similar to MADD. we need to start coming together to Heal Our Collective Wounds because this Cruel, Unhumane Heinous CRIME occurs WORLD WIDE! I was sexually abused by: my father, one of his brothers, two step uncles, my ex-father-in-law, a bum at the corner store, right on the street in broad daylight, 4 boys in the 4th grade during recess, a boy at the after school program, 3 colleagues at work! I'm 47 next month, divorced, no children, single, abstinent and celibate! I recommend the book by MacKenzie Phillips! It's in stores now and I GUAREENTEE after reading her book, there will be a Collective GASP and CRY FOR HELP, heard around the Earth! Mothers, You MUST start doing a better job, raising your Sons. STOP, letting them sleep in your bed as babies, stop getting dressed/undressed in front of them, Do Not Ever bath with them and Please, Teach Them about Sexual Identity and Education, the Right Way! WE ARE ALL TO BLAME FOR WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO THIS DEFENSELESS, UNNOCENT 8 Day year old Soul and Human Being. And if any of you thinks for one minute that This Child will not remember, You are wrong! My parents tried to abort me when I was conceived after by mother was raped by my mother, TWO WEEKS after she gave birth to my older sister! I am still suffering from the Shame and Guilt my parents still feel to this day, everytime they look at me because I KNEW! I was practically MUTE as a child; maybe Autistic! Now, you can't Shut me up and I'm never going to stop Talking about what happened to me! IT IS TIME WE ALL STARTED RUNNING OUR MOUTHS! Our Young Boys and Men are equally abused and there's goes more unnoticed! THIS is at the Core of the Problem! I'M READY TO HEAL BECAUSE I DO NOT WANT TO DIE BEFORE I TURN 50 FROM MY SELF-DESTRUCTIVE PERSONALITY. I had 15 years of Therapy and I love my mother and father because I Understand why they did what they did. I'm still trying to learn how to Love Me but it hurts too much on some days! Please pray for me as I pray for the Rest Of The World! KEEP GOD FIRST IN YOUR LIFE AND LOVE WILL ALWAYS FOLLOW!
i agree with that how come a father can dothis to an 8 day old child he just took her child hoodaway just bearly.
rape him and beat him and see how it feels to him