A man charged with multiple counts of rape has been found not guilty in Wood County Common Pleas Court. Steven M. Finch, III, was facing three counts of rape, each a first degree felony, but was found not guilty by Judge Matthew Reger after a two-day hearing.
Wood County: Grand jury issues indictments for rape, murder Published by news@presspubli. on Mon, 02/22/2021 - 11:17am
By:
Larry Limpf
A Lake Township man is scheduled for arraignment Feb. 23 in Wood County Common Pleas Court after being indicted by a county grand jury on 30 counts of kidnapping, felonious assault and rape. The charges against Steven M. Finch, 47, stem from alleged repeated sexual assaults against his wife. The alleged rapes occurred every month from August 2019 to November 2020. Specifications alleging Finch is a sexually violent predator are also included with the charges. In a press release, Paul Dobson, county prosecutor, said that due to the nature of the offenses and the sexually violent predator specification, 19 of the 30 charges carry with them a sentence of life imprisonment without possible parole.
Steven Finch II is indicted on 30 counts of rape, kidnapping and felonious assault charges stemming from alleged repeated sexual assaults against his wife.