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LIMA A decision by the Third Ohio District Court of Appeals has upheld the conviction of Thomas D. Rupert on sex-related charges.
In a decision written by Judge John Willamowski, the conviction of Rupert on two counts of gross sexual imposition was affirmed.
Rupert, through attorney Marley C. Nelson, had appealed the verdict sentencing him to an aggregate prison term of 60 months (five years) on the charges, claiming that the verdicts were against the manifest weight of the evidence against him, and that the prosecutor in the case engaged in misconduct that prevented him from receiving a fair trial.