Survivor contestant Silas Gaither, 41, is charged with rape and assault over 2018 ‘attack’

A FORMER Survivor contestant has been charged with rape and assault. Silas R. Gaither, 41, has been arrested in Tennessee following an alleged sex attack in 2018, according to court order seen by Sun Online. He was booked into jail on Monday and released on Tuesday after posting a $500,000 bond, the court papers say. […]

A FORMER Survivor contestant has been charged with rape and assault.

Silas R. Gaither, 41, has been arrested in Tennessee following an alleged sex attack in 2018, according to court order seen by Sun Online.

Shelby County Sheriff's Office

The incident allegedly happened on May 10, 2018[/caption]

He was booked into jail on Monday and released on Tuesday after posting a $500,000 bond, the court papers say.

The indictment shows that the alleged attack occurred on May 10, 2018, but further details of the allegation have not been released.

Papers also show that a grand jury convened on November 13 and a warrant for his arrest was issued a week later, according to PEOPLE.

The court papers show that he has not entered a plea and there isn’t an attorney that is authorized to speak on his behalf.

Gaither will be arraigned on January 9, 2020.

He appeared on the third season of Survivor and was booted out after the sixth episode.

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Silas Gaither was booted off Survivor after the fifth episode[/caption]

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The third season of Survivor premiered in 2001[/caption]

The show was set in the Shaba National Preserve in Kenya.

Gaither was an aspiring actor and model at the time.

Some of his movie credits include My True Self, What I Like About You, and Anger Management.

He is now a project manager for a home renovation company, according to PEOPLE, and continues to make charity appearances.

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