In late January, John Kehoe was convicted after a jury trial for rape. Today he returned to the courtroom to hear his fate. In Allen County Common Pleas Court, John Kehoe was sentenced to 23 years in prison for his conviction on three counts of rape. Kehoe raped a friend of his step-daughter’s back in January 2019. The victim, Selena Harrison, testified during the trial, providing a crucial testimony. The judge addressed Harrison following her judgment.
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After two hours of deliberating on the fourth day of John Kehoe's trial, the jury returned to the courtroom with a verdict. John Kehoe was found guilty on all three counts of rape for three different acts of sexual conduct against Selena Harrison. The jury first deliberated for more than six hours Thursday before finishing their decision this morning. It was January of last year when Kehoe had a small party at his Elida home with his ex-fiance, her daughter and daughter's friend, Harrison. They all testified drinking was involved that day. Kehoe will be sentenced on March 12.
The prosecution picked up where it left off in John Kehoe's trial, talking to people in the house the day of the alleged rape of Selena Harrison. Kehoe's ex-fiance, Kristina and her daughter Rebekah Burkholder testified to their version of events on Jan. 26, 2019. They both said, them, Kehoe and Harrison were all drinking. Their testimonies were similar to what Harrison testified on Tuesday. A BCI scientist further confirmed there was an interaction between Harrison and Kehoe as they found Kehoe's DNA from the results of a rape kit.
The trial for a Lima man accused of rape started in Allen County Common Pleas Court. John Kehoe is charged with three counts of rape, allegedly against his stepdaughter's best friend. She took the stand on the first day and gave consent to be recorded. She detailed she went to her friend's mom's house where Kehoe and the rest of the family held a small party. She testified by the time she was done drinking she couldn't walk in a straight line. She says Kehoe helped her into the same bed her friend was in and that's when she says he raped her. She later had a rape kit performed at a nearby hospital.