State v. Butcher

William M. O’Neill, Judge.

{¶ 1} Appellant, Jerry Butcher, appeals from the judgment entered by the Ashtabula County Court of Common Pleas. The trial court sentenced Butcher to a total prison sentence of three life terms for his convictions for three counts of rape and two counts of kidnapping.

{¶ 2} On November 13, 2003, “T” and “D,” aged six and five, respectively, were at the home of their grandmother, Mary Beth Askew, for an overnight visit. That evening, the girls, who are the children of Mary Beth’s daughter, Bethany Askew, were accompanied by their younger brother. According to Mary…