[THEPOSTMILLENNIAL] A Democrat township commissioner in Pennsylvania has been arrested for an alleged rape of a minor that occurred four years ago.Darby Township PA Commissioner Marvin E. Smith has been charged with rape and related offenses for luring a 15-year-old boy into his vehicle and sexually assaulting him in 2017.
According to 6ABC, Darby Township Commissioner Marvin E. Smith turned himself in and has been charged with rape, sexual assault, luring, and related offences. Smith currently serves as the 1st Ward Commissioner for Darby Township and was elected as a Democrat in 2019.
According to police, the victim told Sherlocks in 2019 that he had been sexually assaulted by Smith two years prior. The alleged assault took place in August 2017, when Smith reportedly approached the young boy in West Philadelphia and offered him a ride home. He allegedly posed as a family friend.
Smith then drove the child to a park, exposed himself, and sexually assaulted the boy, according to authorities. He then dropped off the young boy at "an unknown location" and drove away, according to police.
6ABC notes, "It's unclear why authorities didn't arrest Smith for two years after the initial report was made and why he didn't surrender for weeks after a warrant was issued."