The sheriff’s department has picked up two men indicted by the grand jury on rape charges.

Michal Lee Bailey, Sr., 47, of Dowelltown faces a rape indictment, and 19-year-old Jacory Watson Vaden of Gordonsville was indicted for statutory rape.

Bailey’s indictment alleges that on or about the second day of July, 2017 in DeKalb County, Bailey did intentionally, and or knowingly engage in unlawful sexual penetration of an 18-year-old girl without her consent, constituting the offense of rape.

The indictment against Vaden alleges that on or about the seventh day of July, 2017 in DeKalb County, Vaden did intentionally, knowingly or recklessly engage in sexual penetration of a 14-year-old girl and the defendant is at least four years older than her, constituting the offense of statutory rape.

The case against Bailey was investigated by the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department, and the Smithville Police Department handled the case against Vaden. Bailey was arrested on July 28. Vaden was picked up on July 25. They will both be arraigned in DeKalb County Criminal Court on Aug. 7.