Ohio Man Nabbed for Raping Woman, 94

(Newark, Ohio) A 49-year-old local man, Fred C. Hottinger, was arrested early Saturday morning for assaulting and raping a 94-year-old woman.

The victim told police that a man knocked on the front door of her Thomas Avenue residence and asked to use the phone because he had car trouble.

The victim was taken to Licking Memorial Hospital after the incident. The police report describes the victim's injury as a severe laceration.

Hottinger faces counts of felonious assault, attempted rape, gross sexual imposition and aggravated burglary. He was booked into custody at the Licking County Justice Center with bond set at $250,000.

In my opinion, the rape of a 94-year-old woman could reasonably be considered a life-threatening assault and, logically, attempted homicide.