2/28/2008
SHARON MONTAGUE

A Salina girl testified Thursday in Saline County District Court that she had sex with a 36-year-old man when she was 13 in exchange for methamphetamine.

But instead of meth, the girl testified, she was given a baggie of salt. She was put up to the task, she testified, by three classmates at Lakewood Middle School, who threatened to “kick her butt” if she failed to do so.

The girl testified in the trial of Kendall Brown, now 39, who is charged with rape, because of the girl’s age; aggravated indecent solicitation of a child; and representing an uncontrolled substance (salt) as a controlled substance.

The trial is to continue today.

The victim, who is now 16, told jurors Thursday that she had a falling out with three of her classmates at Lakewood Middle School. The classmates were 13 and 14 years old. However, on Oct. 10, 2005, one of the girls sent her a note, saying they had a “mission” for her. If she completed the mission, she was told later, the three wouldn’t beat her up, and would protect her from others.

The mission — have sex with Brown, who then would give them meth.

For more on Thursday's testimony, read reporter Sharon Montague's story in Friday's Salina Journal.