Cordney Middlebrooks, 33, was convicted of the sexual assault of a woman on February 8 in a southwest Toledo neighborhood. the conviction came after a four day jury trial at Lucas County Common Pleas Court. The jury returned a conviction of a single rape count for the attack which occured.
Judge Linda Jennings after the verdict, sentenced Middlebrooks to 8 years in prison, and said that Middlebrooks' crime and the attempt to remove evidence would cause permanent damage to the victim.
"You attempted to smother her by wrapping a shower curtain around her. This victim will have the scars for the rest of her life for the emotional and psychological abuse she had to suffer that day."
County Assistant Prosecutor Rob Miller said he was satisfied with the conviction and the sentence. "The defendant unfortunately believed that he could engage in sexual activity with the victim, regardless of her lack of consent," he said.
After sexually assaulting the woman in a bedroom, Middlebrooks took the victim into the bathroom, where he pushed her against a towel rack and washed her with hydrogen peroxide in an attempt to remove physical evidence of the rape, Mr. Miller said.
All prison sentences in Ohio are served at 100%. There is no early release in Ohio's prison system. The DNA databank and the SO list are also in Middlebrooks' future.
Judge Linda Jennings after the verdict, sentenced Middlebrooks to 8 years in prison, and said that Middlebrooks' crime and the attempt to remove evidence would cause permanent damage to the victim.
"You attempted to smother her by wrapping a shower curtain around her. This victim will have the scars for the rest of her life for the emotional and psychological abuse she had to suffer that day."
County Assistant Prosecutor Rob Miller said he was satisfied with the conviction and the sentence. "The defendant unfortunately believed that he could engage in sexual activity with the victim, regardless of her lack of consent," he said.
After sexually assaulting the woman in a bedroom, Middlebrooks took the victim into the bathroom, where he pushed her against a towel rack and washed her with hydrogen peroxide in an attempt to remove physical evidence of the rape, Mr. Miller said.
All prison sentences in Ohio are served at 100%. There is no early release in Ohio's prison system. The DNA databank and the SO list are also in Middlebrooks' future.
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