An arraignment for the 28-year-old Rapid City woman accused of having an illicit sexual relationship with a 14-year-old boy was delayed Tuesday.

April Solles is charged with three counts of fourth-degree rape and two counts of sexual contact with a child under 16.

The Pennington County State’s Attorney’s Office has recused 7th Circuit Judge Mary Thorstenson from the case.

Thorstenson was scheduled to handle Solles’ arraignment Tuesday. No reason was given for Thorstenson being recused from the case.

A new judge has not yet been assigned.

Solles remains in the Pennington County Jail under a $100,000 bond.

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Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said the number of crimes dropped 7.1 percent last year, a development that Chief Rodney Monroe credited largely to officers keeping a close eye on potential criminals before they struck.

The 2011 statistics were released in a late-morning news conference Tuesday at the headquarters of CMPD’s Providence Division, which registered the biggest decrease in crimes among the department’s 13 divisions: 18 percent. Monroe said the results show that hard work by police and cooperation with the district attorney’s office and the community is paying off.

“Knowing who offenders are and paying close attention to them has paid off,” Monroe said, citing CMPD’s strategy to focus on repeat offenders.

CMPD reported decreases in homicides, armed robberies, rapes, residential burglaries, vehicle thefts, larceny and arson.

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