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Man charged with raping, beating 3 women in Clarksville motels faces federal weapons charges

Man charged with raping, beating 3 women in Clarksville motels faces federal weapons charges

Kenneth Moore. (CPD Contributed) Photo: Clarksville Now


NASHVILLE – A Clarksville man has been charged in federal court with crimes related to robbing, raping and beating three women he met on dates.

Kenneth Moore, 45, has been charged with brandishing a weapon during the robberies and being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced Henry C. Leventis, U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee.

On three separate occasions between October 2023 and February 2024, Moore arranged dates with women in Clarksville motels and then robbed, raped, beat and pistol-whipped them, according to the news release. All three women were treated for their injuries at local hospitals.

Moore was arrested by Clarksville Police on Feb. 29. He was indicted by a federal grand jury in the Middle District of Tennessee on July 17 and had his initial appearance in federal court in Nashville on Aug. 16.

If convicted, Moore faces a mandatory minimum of seven years and up to life in federal prison on the weapons charges, up to 20 years on the robbery charges, and up to 15 years on the felon in possession of a firearm charge. If Moore is determined to be an armed career criminal, he faces between 15 years and life in prison, the release said.

This case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Clarksville Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Kathryn Risinger and Monica R. Morrison are prosecuting the case.

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