A Tennessee man accused of kidnapping and killing a Memphis teacher in 2022 has been found guilty of kidnapping and raping a different woman a year prior. Cleotha Abston, 40, was convicted by a Memphis jury on three counts of aggravated rape, especially aggravated kidnapping, and unlawful possession of a weapon.
The crime occurred on Sept. 21, 2021, when the woman agreed to meet Abston at his apartment after connecting on a dating website. She reported that he held her at gunpoint, covered her face with a T-shirt, and raped her in the backseat of a vehicle.
