Aberdeen councilman arrested on suspicion of child rape

Aberdeen Councilman Riley Carter, 39, was arrested Tuesday evening on suspicion of first-degree rape of a child.

Police were contacted Tuesday afternoon for a report of a sex offense against a minor, according to court documents.

The victim was interviewed in the presence of their parent, stating that Carter had touched them sexually “a lot of times,” according to court documents, with incidents occurring over the last two years, as often as several times per week.