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Elia Safari was booked in Shelby County on Feb 11, 2026 on 3 felonies, including Rape and 3 other charges.
Charges (4)
Rape
Original: Charge Code: 21028 Charge Description: RAPE
Rape is non-consensual sexual penetration accomplished through force, coercion, fraud, or when the victim is mentally incapacitated, mentally defective, physically helpless, or a vulnerable adult with an intellectual disability. This offense occurs when someone engages in sexual penetration without the other person's consent or when consent is impossible due to the victim's condition. Conviction carries 8 to 30 years in prison and fines up to $25,000.
Penalty: Class B felony; 8-30 years; fine up to $25,000
Rape
Original: Charge Code: 21028 Charge Description: RAPE
Rape is non-consensual sexual penetration accomplished through force, coercion, fraud, or when the victim is mentally incapacitated, mentally defective, physically helpless, or a vulnerable adult with an intellectual disability. This offense occurs when someone engages in sexual penetration without the other person's consent or when consent is impossible due to the victim's condition. Conviction carries 8 to 30 years in prison and fines up to $25,000.
Penalty: Class B felony; 8-30 years; fine up to $25,000
Incest
Original: Charge Code: 21115 Charge Description: INCEST
Engaging in sexual penetration with a close blood relative or family member (including parents, children, grandparents, grandchildren, aunts, uncles, nephews, nieces, step-relations, or adoptive relations, or siblings) is incest. The penalty is 3-15 years in prison and/or up to $10,000 in fines. If the victim is a minor, the offense is elevated to a Class B felony with a mandatory minimum Range II sentence (8-30 years), though sentencing can go higher into Range III if appropriate.
Penalty: Class C felony; 3-15 years; fine up to $10,000
Aggravated Assault
Original: Charge Code: 30043 Charge Description: AGGRAVATED ASSAULT
Aggravated assault is assault committed with a deadly weapon (a firearm or anything designed to cause death or serious injury) or assault that causes serious bodily injury (substantial risk of death or permanent damage); this is a Class D felony (2 to 12 years in prison, up to $5,000 fine), but can be elevated to a Class C or B felony depending on aggravating circumstances like the severity of injury or use of weapons.
Penalty: Class D felony; 2-12 years; fine up to $5,000