Gene Grant has been sentenced to 36 years to life in prison after his convictions on multiple felony charges in Logan County.
Grant was sentenced Thursday by Logan County Common Pleas Court Judge Kevin P. Braig during a hearing in Bellefontaine.
The convictions stem from a September jury trial, where Grant was found guilty of two counts of rape and one count of kidnapping, all first-degree felonies, along with one count of gross sexual imposition, a fourth-degree felony.
Judge Braig reads Grant’s sentence:
Grant will also be required to register as a Tier Three sex offender for the rest of his life.
Under Ohio law, Tier Three sex offenders must register with the sheriff’s office every 90 days for life.
They are also required to report changes in their residential address, employment, and school enrollment.
The jury deliberated for approximately three hours before reaching its verdict in September.
Grant was found not guilty of another rape charge involving his ex-wife, as well as a charge of pandering sexually oriented material involving a minor.
The kidnapping conviction included a finding that the victim was under 18 and that the offense was committed with a sexual motivation.
Logan County Assistant Prosecutors Nathan Yohey and Erin Rosen represented the state.
Grant was represented by attorney John Cunningham of Dayton.
