RAVENNA, Ohio — A grand jury has returned an indictment against a Portage County man accused of raping an infant girl last week.
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According to the criminal complaint from the county sheriff's office, 27-year-old Steven M. Ferguson is accused of sexually assaulting the child back on Aug. 3 at his home on Windham Parkman Road in Nelson Township. The girl was just 9 days old at the time, per officials.
Police arrested Ferguson earlier this week, and he remains in the Portage County Jail on a $500,000 bond. On Thursday, jurors charged him with rape, sexual battery, and gross sexual imposition against the young girl.
In addition, Ferguson also faces three counts of domestic violence for allegedly harming three "family or household" members on the day of the purported assault. Of the three supposed victims, one of them is a 13-year-old girl.
Ferguson is scheduled to be arraigned Monday morning in Portage County Common Pleas Court. Records show he is being represented by a public defender.
