13-year-old girl says she was kidnapped and raped

by KGW.com Staff and Anne Yeager
August 2, 2010

VANCOUVER, Wash. – A Vancouver man who police described as “violent” was arrested for allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl and also forcing her to commit sex acts on his friend, according to investigators.

Samuel Chapman, 28, of Vancouver was charged with kidnapping, rape, burglary and harassment, according to police spokeswoman Kim Kapp.

Court documents obtained by KGW said that the girl told investigators Chapman has assaulted her 10 times in the past, but she was afraid to tell police because he threatened to hurt her family.

The girl said she met Chapman at a park in January and had since engaged in a “fear-based” relationship. She said he told her that he would kill her mother if she told anyone about what was happening.

The girl said that Chapman told her he loved her, but at the same time, forced her to do things sexually she didn’t want to do.

Friday morning she said he  forced her into a van where he punched her with a closed fist 30 to 40 times, then forced her to perform a sex act.

On Friday morning at 2:30 a.m., the girl’s family called 9-1-1 for help after they said Chapman came to their home, grabbed the girl by the ponytail, slammed her against a wall and then dragged her into a van.

“He showed up my house at 2:45 and pulled me out of bed by the hair,” the girl said. “Pulled me out of bed, threw my little sister into the entertainment center, and then pushed me back into bed.”

“It kind of hurts because I haven’t had that much of a childhood.”