Norfolk serial rapist charged in 4 cold cases

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – Norfolk authorities believe they’ve caught a “serial rapist” responsible for a string of sexual assaults and abductions that happened 15 years ago. A grand jury in Norfolk indicted 33-year-old William Phelps IV on 27 felony charges on Tuesday. Those charges stem from attacks that happened on four dates between December 2007 and October 2008. Phelps was 18 and 19 years old at the time of the attacks. He’s accused of sexually assaulting six people and abducting three others in Norfolk. Authorities say all of the victims were girls or women between the ages of 15 and…