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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Alex Woodward

Man sentenced to life in prison for rape of 10-year-old girl in Ohio abortion case that drew national attention

AP

The man charged with raping a 10-year-old girl in Ohio who had to seek abortion care in Indiana last year was immediately sentenced to life in prison after changing his plea to guilty.

Gerson Fuentes was charged with two felony counts of rape in a case that drew national scrutiny in the aftermath of the US Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v Wade, triggering a wave of state-level abortion bans that have created legal and medical minefields for providers and their patients across the US.

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