An investigation by the TBI resulted in the arrest of a Rutherford County attorney for multiple counts of rape.

At the request of 16th District Attorney General Jennings Jones, agents began investigating allegations that a Murfreesboro attorney attempted to get a client to provide sexual activity in lieu of payment. During the course of the investigation, officers developed information indicating that David Whelan forced or coerced female clients into sex as a way to re-pay their attorney fees.

The Rutherford County Grand Jury returned indictments this week charging 49-year-old David Whelan with four counts of rape by fraud, four counts of rape by coercion, and one count of promoting prostitution. Whelan was arrested yesterday and booked into the Rutherford County Jail on a $75,000 bond.