CONNEAUT —
A 21-year-old Oregon man raped two sisters, ages 2 and 3, last weekend in Conneaut, police said.
Ryan A. Elliott, of Lebanon, Ore., will be arraigned today by Conneaut Municipal Court Judge Thomas Harris on two charges of rape, a court spokeswoman said Thursday. The charge is a first-degree felony, the spokeswoman said.
The arraignment will occur via a video hookup between the court and city jail, where Elliott is being housed, meaning Elliott will not appear in the courtroom today.
Charges were filed with the court late Thursday afternoon. Records indicate the crime occurred Sunday.
The victims are the daughters of Elliott’s girlfriend, said Conneaut Police Detective Sgt. Michael Colby, who investigated the case. A relative of the girlfriend contacted police with some suspicions, he said.
The children did not require any special medical treatment, Colby said.
Colby, who interviewed Elliott, declined to say if he confessed to the crimes. “He is cooperating,” Colby said.
Elliott has no prior convictions for similar offenses, Colby said. Conneaut Law Director David Schroeder did not immediately respond to a Thursday phone message seeking comment.
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