Port Clinton man indicted on two counts of rape
8/28/2014PORT CLINTON -- A 32-year-old Port Clinton man has been indicted on two counts of rape, both first-degree felonies, following a recent session of the Ottawa County grand jury.
Christopher Blessing is accused of forcibly engaging in sexual conduct in May with a victim who was unable to consent. Mr. Blessing was picked up on a warrant Wednesday, and after posting $100,000 bond he was released at about noon today from the county jail.
The alleged victim identified her assailant as a co-worker, according to a Put-in-Bay police department report.
A warrant was issued for Mr. Blessing, who is a manager at Mr. Ed's at Put-in-Bay.
Ottawa County Prosecutor Mark Mulligan noted than an indictment is merely a formal charge in the Common Pleas Court, and does not denote guilt or innocence.