‘Survivor: Africa’ Star ‘Silas Gaither’ Charged In Tennessee ‘Rape, Aggravated Assault’

MEMPHIS, TN. (THECOUNT) — Silas Gaither, a former contestant from “Survivor: Africa,” season 3, was taken into custody in Shelby County, Tennessee, after being indicted on aggravated rape charges, according to Tuesday morning reports.

According to court records, Gaither, 41, was indicted by a grand jury on rape and aggravated assault charges Nov. 13.

Gaither was booked into jail Monday before posting bond.

Records show the alleged incident happened in May of 2018, reports WMAC Tuesday morning.

No further information was immediately provided by charging officials as of Tuesday morning.

Gaither, of Germantown, Tennessee, is also an actor, known for My True Self, XSTV: Xtreme Sport Television and What I Like About You, according to IMDB.

Survivor: Africa was the third season of the popular CBS competitive reality television series Survivor. The season was filmed from July 11, 2001 through August 18, 2001 in Kenya’s Shaba National Reserve on the African continent, and aired weekly from October 11, 2001 until the live finale on January 10, 2002, when Ethan Zohn was named Sole Survivor over Kim Johnson by a jury vote of 5-2. Hosted by Jeff Probst, it consisted of the usual 39 days of gameplay with 16 competitors – wikipedia.

Via CBS:

Silas Gaither, originally from Germantown, Tennessee, recently moved to Los Angeles. Gaither graduated with a BA in Finance from University of Tennessee, Knoxville in 2000, and is currently bartending in West Los Angeles while pursuing a career in acting.

During Gaither’s senior year at Houston High School (1996), his soccer team won the State Championship. In addition, he played high school football, wrestled and was voted “Mr. Houston” by his peers. While attending U of T, he was the boxing champion in his weight class three years straight.

Silas Gaither’s three favorite hobbies include kayaking, fly-fishing and backpacking. He describes himself as happy, spontaneous and exciting. Gaither is single and currently lives with two roommates and his dog Max. His birth date is January 28.

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Geo quick facts: Shelby County is a county in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2010 census, the population was 927,644. It is the state’s largest county both in terms of population and geographic area. Its county seat is Memphis, a port on the Mississippi River and the second most populous city in Tennessee – Wikipedia.