Updated: 6:49 PM EST December 11, 2020
JEFFERSON, Ohio
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An Ashtabula County woman will spend the rest of her life behind bars for her role in the sexual assaults of multiple children.
Cherise Griffith, 41, received her sentence Thursday from Common Pleas Judge Gary L. Yost. She had previously pleaded guilty to four counts of child rape.
Griffith was one of multiple defendants in the case, with 33-year-old Dannail Obhoff already sentenced last October to 25 years in prison. A third co-defendant, 52-year-old Stewart Stacy, is still facing 12 felony charges. While iron bars will restrain evil and prevent further harm, my heart breaks for the young victims who have also been imposed a lifetime of potential harms and painful memories, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost said, adding that all victims were under the age of 10. Child rapists rape no children in prison.
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An Ashtabula woman will spend the rest of her life in prison after being sentenced on Wednesday.
Cherise Griffith, 41, pleaded guilty to four counts of rape, first-degree felonies, in January, according to court records. She was sentenced to life in prison for rape of multiple children, according to a statement from Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost. She was initially indicted on seven counts of rape, first-degree felonies, and four counts of gross sexual imposition, two counts of endangering children and two counts of permitting child abuse, third-degree felonies.
There are two co-defendants in this case, Dannail Obhof and Stewart Stacey. Obhof also pleaded guilty to four counts of rape, and was sentenced to 25 years in prison in October, according to court records. Stacey is awaiting trial.
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Ashtabula woman sentenced to life in prison for raping multiple children Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost (Source: Provided by the Ohio Attorney General s Office) By Julia Bingel | December 11, 2020 at 2:46 PM EST - Updated December 11 at 2:46 PM
ASHTABULA COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - An Ashtabula woman convicted of raping multiple children was sentenced to life in prison.
Cherise Griffith, 41, pleaded guilty to four counts of rape in Ashtabula County Common Pleas Court.
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost said all the victims were under the age of 10.
“While iron bars will restrain evil and prevent further harm, my heart breaks for the young victims who have also been imposed a lifetime of potential harms and painful memories,” said Yost said. “Child rapists rape no children in prison.”