Trial begins-Kenneth Lee Ashcraft OHIO

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HAMILTON — The trial of a New Miami man facing 16 felony counts of having sex with girls began with jury selection this morning, Wednesday, Oct. 15, in Butler County Common Pleas Judge Noah Powers' courtroom.

Kenneth Lee Ashcraft, 41, was arrested in July by Hamilton police and charged with three counts of rape and three counts of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor for allegedly having sex with girls between 1989 and 2004. The alleged sexual relationships began when the girls were 11 and 12, according to detectives and the girls who testified at a preliminary hearing in Hamilton Municipal Court.

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Jury convicts man on all counts involving sexual abuse of girls
New Miami man faces up to 188 years in prison when he is sentenced Dec. 2.


HAMILTON — A Butler County jury didn't believe a New Miami man's claim that his sexual assault victims were lying and convicted him of all 16 charges on Wednesday, Oct. 16, after four hours of deliberation.

Kenneth Ashcraft, 41, has been found guilty of 11 counts of rape, one count of felonious sexual penetration, three counts of corruption of a minor and one count of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor for sexually abusing five girls over a span of 15 years.

The verdict was returned at 6:05 p.m. in Butler County Common Pleas Judge Noah Powers' courtroom.

When the verdict was read, Ashcraft showed no emotion, just rolled up his shirt sleeves and stroked his beard. hammer

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