Viral Rapper Says He's Innocent After Accusations Of Kidnapping Pregnant Woman

A viral Texas rapper is claiming his innocence after being accused of kidnapping a pregnant woman and keeping her locked in his garage.

Lee Carter, 52, better known by the stage name Viper, was charged last week with kidnapping after Houston police found a woman inside his garage who claimed that he had held her there for years, according to a complaint obtained by HuffPost.

George Powell, Carter’s lawyer, told CNN a different story, claiming that the two were in a consensual relationship together and share a 3-year-old child.

Powell told the outlet that witnesses who know the pair “will have ample evidence to demonstrate that … they’ve been in a relationship for years.”

According to the complaint, the woman was rescued in April 2023 after managing to send a message to police dispatch on Carter’s laptop.

When police arrived at Carter’s home, they found the woman weighing70 pounds and allegedly locked inside the garage. The garage was furnished with a makeshift toilet and a mattress covered in fresh vomit, according to the complaint.

The woman told officers that Carter approached her years ago to give her $1 when she was pregnant and panhandling on the street. Carter later returned to ask if she needed help before telling her to get in his car and, “against her better judgement,” the woman said she left with him, according to the complaint.

The woman told officers that Carter repeatedly forced her to do drugs, including crack cocaine, and have sex with him. During this time she was only fed “chips and snacks,” the complaint said.

The woman recalled one instance where she attempted to escape when police and fire department personnel were called to Carter’s home, but she was taken to a hospital instead where Carter picked