Female Rapist Sentenced to 8 Years

(Bowling Green, Ohio) Updating a previous story, 35-year-old Leslie Thrasher was sentenced yesterday for raping a 12-year-old boy. She received eight years for each of two counts of rape, to run concurrently.


Leslie Thrasher
Convicted Rapist
Wood County Common Pleas Court Judge Reeve Kelsey also determined that Thrasher was a sexually oriented offender and, therefore, will be required to register as a sex offender when she is released from prison. Also, under Ohio's truth in sentencing laws, Thrasher won't be eligible for parole.

According to Wood County Prosecutor Gary Bishop, there is a related aspect to the case which hasn't been answered.

[P]rosecutors still do not know whether a baby born to Thrasher earlier this year was fathered by a minor. He said the child has been adopted, and prosecutors have not obtained permission from the adoptive parents to have DNA testing done to determine paternity.

Consequently, there's a distinct possibility that Thrasher's rape victim fathered her child. It's not clear how this aspect of the case is to be addressed.