State v. Rankin, Unpublished Decision (11-12-2005)

OPINION

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant, Mike Rankin, appeals his conviction in the Clinton County Court of Common Pleas for rape of a child under the age of 13. We affirm appellant's conviction.

{¶ 2} Appellant began dating Cynthia Roberts, now Cynthia McClanahan, in 1991. Later that year, appellant moved into McClanahan's home in Blanchester, Clinton County, Ohio, where McClanahan's three daughters also lived. At the time appellant moved into the home, McClanahan's daughters were ages one, three, and eight. Appellant assumed the role of "man of the house," a role that had been vacant since the…