LIMA, Ohio (AP) — A judge has sentenced a northwest Ohio woman to five years in prison for raping a 6-year-old girl in 2005.
Trisha Steele had pleaded guilty to one count of rape in a deal with prosecutors that included her testifying against her former boyfriend and co-defendant. She was sentenced in Lima Thursday.
Her co-defendant, 38-year-old William Purdy, was convicted last month of six child rape charges and will be sentenced later. He could face up to life in prison.
The Lima News (http://bit.ly/TcMpQZ) reports that Steele apologized in court Thursday. The victim's mother was in court but did not speak.
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Information from: The Lima News, http://www.limanews.com
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