David Whelan Wiki – Biography
David Whelan an attorney from Murfreesboro, Tenn., was wanted on multiple r ape charges including aggravated and statutory rape of a teenage girl who had been babysitting his daughter, FOX 17 of Nashville reported.
A Tennessee fugitive wanted on r ape charges killed himself Thursday when approached by police in Alabama, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) said Friday.
UPDATE: In our ongoing effort to locate fugitive David Whelan, and after developing new information in the search, we’ve now added him to our state’s #MostWanted list.
There is now a reward of up to $2,500 for information leading to his arrest.
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— Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (@TBInvestigation) September 4, 2020
David Whelan Age
David Whelan is 49 years old.
Charges
David an attorney from Murfreesboro, Tenn., was wanted on multiple rape charges including aggravated and statutory r ape of a teenage girl who had been babysitting his daughter, FOX 17 of Nashville reported.
According to the station reported, the girl was able to escape and call police after the alleged attack.
Whelan’s other alleged victims included legal clients. He was also charged with aggravated kidnapping and other s**xual offenses.
Whelan skipped court, apparently changed his appearance, and was one of the state’s most wanted fugitives when he was found in Mobile, Ala.
TBI wrote on Twitter Friday morning, “When confronted by officers, Whelan reportedly produced a weapon and shot himself, resulting in his death, That set of events remains under investigation by authorities in AL.’”
Investigation Report
“During the course of [TBI’s] investigation, agents developed information indicating that David Whelan forced or coerced female clients into sex as a way to re-pay their attorney fees,”, according to the Daily News Journal in Murfreesboro, TBI said in a June release.