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Child’s Courage Leads to Guilty Verdict | Columbus News
A jury in Marion, Ohio, convicted Mark Kelley on charges of rape and gross sexual imposition after a four-year-old boy accused him of assaulting him at his in-home daycare. The child, who told his grandmother what happened, gave a consistent and detailed account during a forensic interview, directly identifying Kelley. Despite Kelley’s attempts to dismiss the allegations as the child being “angry,” the evidence and the child’s bravery led to a guilty verdict. Kelley now faces a possible life sentence without parole, with sentencing pending. The case powerfully reminds us to listen to and…
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