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UPDATE: Women alleging attack told police they had memory loss while attorney says woman charged was asleep during party

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The two women who said they were attacked in Wrightsville Beach on Sunday morning told police they had no memory of events for more than three hours, a source familiar with the incident told Lumina News. 

Wrightsville Beach police charged two men with rape, kidnapping, assault and drug possession on Sunday, Nov. 27  after two women sought treatment at the hospital following an early morning party on Causeway Drive where police said they found cocaine.

Police arrested Genell Stephenson, 33, and Harvey Fred Williams, 35, on felony charges Sunday, Nov. 26 at 5:22 a.m. after receiving a phone call reporting the alleged crime.  Stephenson and Williams were charged with multiple counts of rape, kidnapping, assault and drug possession, while Austin was charged with possession of cocaine.

Meanwhile, a source familiar with the incident said that the women told police that they had no recollection for more than three hours, including getting into the car in Wilmington, with one being forced to drink alcohol upon regaining memory in the car at the Causeway Drive house. The two women eventually got away from the suspects, and were transported to the hospital, the source said. Both Wrightsville Beach Police Chief Dan House and the source said the women did not know the two suspects before the alleged attack.

According to the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office, both Stephenson and Williams were charged with two counts each of second-degree rape, second-degree kidnapping, assault on a female, crimes against nature and interfering in emergency communication, and one count of possession of cocaine and drug paraphernalia. Stephenson was also charged with possession of a firearm by a felon, carrying a concealed weapon and possession of cocaine with intent to sell or deliver.  Police charged Williams with a parole violation.

Online records showed that on Wednesday evening, both men were still in jail, with Williams’ bond set at $1.1 million and Stephenson’s set at $550,000.

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