Forks man pleads not guilty to child rape, faces Dec. 15 trial

Published 12:01 am Saturday, October 18, 2014

PORT ANGELES — A 23-year-old Forks man charged with two counts of second-degree rape of a child has pleaded not guilty.

Brett Lee Card faces a Dec. 15 trial in Clallam County Superior Court following his Friday hearing.

Card is accused of having sex with a then-12-year-old Forks girl in two abandoned West End houses last December.

The girl told Forks police she and Card started dating last November and that they did drugs together, according to court documents

Two condoms containing the DNA of Card and the girl were discovered in an abandoned house at 530 Calawah Way in Forks, court papers allege.

Police Administrator Rick Bart has declined to comment on the ongoing investigation.

Warrant issued

A warrant was issued for Card’s arrest Oct. 3.

He was booked Monday into the Clallam County jail, where he is being held on $50,000 bond.

A pretrial sexual assault protection order would prevent Card from having contact with the girl should he post bail.

County Superior Court Judge Erik Rohrer scheduled a pretrial status hearing for Nov. 21.

Second-degree rape of a child is a Class A felony punishable by a maximum sentence of life in prison and a $50,000 fine.