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Dreshawn Layne Metz | Bingham County Jail
BLACKFOOT – A jury found a 20-year-old Blackfoot man guilty of rape.
Dreshawn Layne Metz was found guilty Tuesday and convicted on one count of felony forcible rape and one count of misdemeanor sexual battery.
Metz faces a potential sentence of up to life in prison for the rape charge and one year in jail for the sexual battery charge, according to a news release from Bingham County Prosecuting Attorney Ryan Jolley.
Sentencing has been scheduled for Feb. 12.
Background of the case
Metz was charged after he was caught trying to force the victim’s hand down his pants after he entered the victim’s bedroom in his underwear unannounced and intoxicated, according to the release.
Further investigation by detectives revealed another incident of forcible rape several weeks before.
Deputies from the Bingham County Sheriff’s Office received reports of rape from the victim on July 19, 2022.
She told a detective that Metz came to her home earlier that day and entered her room uninvited, according to an affidavit of probable cause.
The victim told the detective that Metz got into her bed and began kissing her, despite her attempts to stop him.
She said her father arrived at the home while Metz was assaulting her and kicked Metz out of the house.
The father corroborated the victim’s story. He also told the detective that he did not recall Metz ever being at the home before the incident, the affidavit says.
While speaking with the detective, the victim said that Metz had previously raped her.
The detective asked the victim why she had not reported the previous rape. The victim said she was afraid of what Metz would do in response.
The victim said that she and Metz were friends but had never been involved in a dating relationship. She noted that Metz showed up at her house that morning drunk and wearing only underwear. When her father arrived, she was yelling at him to get out of the home.
Metz told the detective he did not recall going to the victim’s home that day. He said he had been at a bonfire and was intoxicated. He later said that he had gone to the victim’s house, but did not remember anything except for being yelled at by the victim’s father, the affidavit says.
Metz said he and the victim were friends but had never been in a dating relationship. When the detective asked if he and the victim ever had sex, he first said they had not but later said they had three times.
Metz permitted deputies to search his phone but said he did not know where it was. The phone was eventually found at the victim’s home under her bed.
During an interview at the Bingham County Sheriff’s Office, Metz gave inconsistent stories about the number of times he and victim had sex and if it was consensual, according to the affidavit.
Metz said the two had not spoken in months since the first incident.
The detective asked Metz if he understood the victim would be fearful, having not spoken to him in months since the incident he described until he sneaked into her bed wearing only underwear.
Metz agreed that would have scared the victim, the affidavit says.
He was arrested and booked into Bingham County Jail. He posted a $10,000 bond and was released on Oct. 20.
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