17-Year-Old From Memphis Found Guilty Of Raping His 2-Year-Old Sister While Babysitting! (Blamed It On "Large Black Man Wearing A Mask")

"A Memphis jury has found 17-year-old James
Prindle guilty of raping a 23-month-old girl. The
jury took all day on Friday to convict Prindle on
all counts.

Prosecutors claimed Prindle committed the
disturbing act against the toddler while
babysitting at Cordova Creek Apartments in August
of 2010. Though just 15 at the time, he was later
charged and indicted as an adult.

"There's no DNA, no semen, no blood stain. You'll
hear how the child was bleeding but nothing links
James to the sexual assault," said Prindle's
defense during opening arguments.

Prindle was accused of bathing the child before
running to a neighbor for help. Prosecutors say he
told that neighbor a lie that a "large black man
wearing a mask broke into the apartment," that
police later disproved.

The next story Prindle told, according to
prosecutors, was that his friends were responsible
for the rape. His defense attorney says he lied
about the robber because he was trying to stay out
of trouble with his mother for having friends over
when he was supposed to be babysitting.

"He's hanging out with friends, high, running the
apartment complex. That's what he was doing,
making up stories lying about being in the
apartment every time he was left alone for hours,"
claimed the defense.

Prindle's attorney says Prindle, who had not only
smoked marijuana but had taken Xanex, wasn't home
at the time of the rape and says once he found the
little girl beaten and bruised he did everything
he could to help her" - Memphis