A Shalersville man is accused of sexually abusing a girl over several years, starting when she was 11.
Charles L. Hamilton, 68, was scheduled for arraignment Nov. 25 in Portage County Common Pleas Court on charges in a grand jury indictment including first-degree felony rape and two counts each of third- and fourth-degree felony gross sexual imposition.
According to the indictment, the rape and third-degree felonies allegedly were committed between October 2019 and October 2021, when the girl was between ages 11 and 13. The fourth-degree felonies allegedly were committed in August and October 2022.
Hamilton was booked Nov. 22 into the Portage County Jail, according to a jail booking report.
A temporary protection order has been issued.
A jury trial currently is scheduled to begin Jan. 21. A status conference and pretrial hearing are scheduled for Dec. 30, and a pretrial hearing is scheduled for Jan. 15.
Reporter Jeff Saunders can be reached at jsaunders@recordpub.com.
This article originally appeared on Record-Courier: Shalersville man indicted in alleged rape of pre-teen girl
Reporting by Jeff Saunders, Ravenna Record-Courier / Record-Courier
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