A Chillicothe man was found guilty on Friday to two of four rape counts in Athens County Common Pleas Court.
Grant Sims, 25, of Chillicothe and formerly of Athens, was found guilty after four days of trial and four hours of jury deliberation, according to a press release from the Athens County Prosecuting Attorney's office.
Sims was indicted in February 2020 on four counts of rape, each first-degree felonies, as well as fifth-degree felony theft and fourth-degree felony identity fraud. Sims previously pleaded guilty to the latter two charges. He now faces up to 28 years in prison.
The four rape charges involved three college-aged women Sims encountered in separate incidents in Athens between fall 2018 and fall 2019.