NORFOLK, Va. — A judge denied bond Monday morning for a Norfolk man accused of committing several rapes 14 years ago.
The decision for William L. Phelps IV., 33, came during a bond hearing at the Norfolk Juvenile Court, where prosecutors presented some of their evidence.
The prosecutors said Phelps was detained after he recently submitted a permit to buy a gun.
His fingerprints used to buy the gun were matched with those from a case on Jan. 9, 2008, where two teenage girls were raped behind a garage in Norfolk at gunpoint. Police got DNA from Phelps, which also linked him to two more rapes in Norfolk and Chesapeake.
Phelps' next hearing is scheduled for Dec. 15.
If you have any information that can help police in connection to these cases, call the Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP or submit an anonymous online tip through P3 Tips.
If you or someone you know has been a victim of sexual assault and needs help, please call the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-4673.
