MARYSVILLE, Ohio – An Ohio National Guardsman convicted of sexually abusing three adopted daughters has been sentenced to life without parole and his wife, who testified that she did not witness any abuse, faces criminal charges, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine’s office announced Wednesday.
Judge David Faulkner announced the sentence Wednesday in Union County Court and said the man must also register as a sex offender.
We are choosing not to name the man to protect the identities of his children.
The 42-year-old guardsman was convicted last month of 15 counts including rape and sexual battery for abusing girls who were younger than 13, as well as one count of intimidation of an attorney, victim, or witness.
The charges were brought several years after he told a military publication that he wanted to adopt a girl from Africa to protect her from rape.
The Marysville man testified in his own defense.
Prosecutors with DeWine’s Special Prosecutions Section prosecuted the case, which was investigated by authorities with the Marysville Police Department.
The man’s 37-year-old wife is scheduled for trial this month on charges of obstructing justice, tampering with evidence, intimidation, and intimidation of an attorney, victim, or witness in a criminal case.