CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - A Charlotte man arrested last week for allegedly raping two women more than 30 years ago is now out on bond, court records show.

Charlotte police retested two sexual assault kits taken from the victims in 1993 and 1994, which led to the arrest of 55-year-old Dulaine Lotharp, Charlotte police announced on Wednesday.

Lotharp made a $50,000 bond less than a week after his arrest, court records show.

He is charged with three counts of first-degree rape and two counts of first-degree kidnapping, according to police.

“Seeing justice can be a huge impact on [a survivor’s] healing journey,” Brook Helms, with the advocacy center Turning Point, said.

Helms is the Director of Child Advocacy and Sexual Assault Services with the Union County-based center, which provides

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