UPDATE: South Point Man Charged with Raping Relative

By: WSAZ News Staff Email

Posted: Thu 2:09 PM, Nov 08, 2012

UPDATE 11/8/12
IRONTON, Ohio (WSAZ) -- A man from South Point charged with raping a juvenile female relative has agreed to a plea deal.

In August, the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office arrested and charged 37-year-old William M. Morrison with felony rape.

On Wednesday, Morrison agreed to plead guilty to second-degree attempted rape during a hearing in Common Pleas Court.

Morrison will be sentenced later this month.

ORIGINAL STORY 8/29/12
IRONTON, Ohio (WSAZ) -- A man from South Point has been charged with raping a juvenile female relative.

The Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office arrested and charged 37- year-old William M. Morrison with felony rape.

The Sheriff says Morrison turned himself in on Tuesday after a warrant for his arrest was issued earlier in the day.

Morrison will be arraigned on the charge Friday in Lawrence County Municipal Court.

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