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Charges Dropped Against OU Student Arrested For Uptown Rape
< < Back toUPDATE: 3:11 PM 2/6/26 The charge against the suspect was dismissed on May 25, 2012, one week after his arrest. The case record was later sealed by a judge.
(Editor’s note: WOUB updated this story on Feb. 9, 2026, after being notified, and then confirming, that the case against the suspect had been dropped. WOUB is choosing to remove the man’s name from the original story for search engine purposes.)
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UPDATE: 1:30 PM An Ohio University student faces rape charges following an early morning incident in the Athens uptown area.
Athens Police officers are investigating a rape they say took place early Friday morning.
A 17-year-old girl told police she had been raped at a residence by a “known subject.”
Police arrested a 19-year-old OU student on Friday and charged him with rape.
He is being held on a $50,000 bond.
Athens Police officers are investigating a rape they say took place in the city’s uptown area early Friday morning.
According to a release from the police department, the incident happened around 2:15 a.m.
A 17-year-old girl told police she had been raped at a residence by a “known subject.”
Athens police did not release any other information, saying the case is under investigation.