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Timeline of the rape case and trial, based on court records.

I noticed that bail was at $1.6 million.
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June 2012: First incidents reported (two girls), case was accidentally dropped by Hamilton County, resumed in December 2018.*

April 2017: Second incidents (two boys), reported in March and November 2018

2/7/19 Precipe for Warrant Filed and Warrant issued. Indictment.
2/8/19 Arrested
2/11 Charged. Judge Assigned Case. Entry Appointing Counsel
2/13 Hamilton County Sheriff: I Have In Custody And Have Served Copy Of Indictment On Said Defendant By Deputy Sheriff
2/13 Defendant's Demand For Discovery. Request For Bill Of Particulars. Request For Notice Of Intention To Use Evidence 

2/14 Plea Of Not Guilty Entered At Arraignment. Bond $1.6 Million.
2/26 State's Response To Defendant's Demand For Discovery.
3/25 Motion For Discovery
3/29 Report Of Examiner Pursuant To Law. Report Located In Clerk Of Courts Office Rm 315. Competency 

4/3 Prosecutor Subpoena For Witness Issued To April Barker-Casey. Entry Compelling Defendant To Submit To Medical Examination For Venereal Diseases Pursuant To Section 2907.27,R.C Entry Finding Defendant Competent For Purpose Of Standing Trial 

4/4 Subpoenas
4/13 Entry Approving Counsel Fees $3650.00
4/16 Subpoenas
4/24 Motion For Separate Trials
5/10 Motion To Take Testimony Of Child Outside Of Courtroom
5/17 Entry Finding Defendant Has Waived His Right To Counsel
5/20 Jury Impaneled And Sworn 

The trial was conducted on a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday. The defense rested on Friday. Concluding arguments and judge's charge to the jury -- scheduled for Tuesday.

* The rapes and GSI were first reported in 2012. However, the Hamilton County sheriff's office accidentally dropped their investigation when a detective retired. A detective told the story on Wednesday about how he heard about the case from the Cincinnati detective, went to the basement archives for 2012 and couldn't find the case file. But then noticed a box with the name of the retired detective, in which he found a few items for the case.

This isn't everything in the record, but I think all the major items.

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