State v. Guthrie

William W. Young, Judge.

On November 14, 1991, the Clermont County Grand Jury indicted defendant-appellant, Daniel Guthrie, on three charges of rape in violation of R.C. 2907.-02(A)(1)(b), three counts of gross sexual imposition in violation of R.C. 2907.-05(A)(4), and three counts of felonious sexual penetration in violation of R.C. 2907.12(A)(1)(b). One of the rape counts was dismissed prior to trial.

The indictments stemmed from the allegations of three girls, ages eight, seven, and six, who claimed that appellant placed his hands in their pants, touched their vaginal areas, and forced them…