Two arrested on unrelated sex charges
From staff reports
POSTED: June 18, 2008
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Arrested Saturday, Milton R. Roberts Jr., 40, of 2050 Roberts Road, Amesville, is accused of giving his 14-year-old stepdaughter alcohol and then raping her earlier this year, according to a Tuesday release from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office.
On Sunday night, Clayton L. Books, 28, of 832 Fourth St., Marietta, was arrested after allegedly raping a 16-year-old boy near South Seventh Street earlier that day, Marietta police and Washington County sheriff’s reports say.
Both men are charged with felony counts of rape and are being held on $500,000 bond.
Washington County Sheriff Larry Mincks said Roberts was arrested after the sheriff’s office was notified of the incident by Athens County Children Services. The sheriff said the assault occurred in January or February, when the girl, who lives in Jacksonville, Ohio, was visiting relatives at Roberts’ home.
According to a release from the sheriff’s office, the girl reported that Roberts gave her three beers and other alcohol. When she woke up the following morning, she found her pants had been removed.
Several days ago, the girl told a family member about the incident and the family member contacted Children Services, Mincks said.
After being notified on Saturday, a sheriff’s detective contacted Roberts, who willingly accompanied him back to the sheriff’s office, Mincks said.
Interviewed there about the allegations, Roberts admitted to the assault, the release says. He was arrested and charged with first-degree felony rape.
According to a Marietta Municipal Court clerk, Roberts was arraigned on Monday and is scheduled for a preliminary hearing at 3:30 p.m. today in municipal court.
In the Sunday incident, a 16-year-old boy reported he was raped in the woods in the 200 block of South Seventh Street.
Early today, Captain Jeff Waite said both the victim and Books filled out employment applications at Wendy’s on Pike Street at the same time and that they left together because Books told him he knew of another job down the street ... that’s how the two ended up in the woods. The application at Wendy’s is how Books was later identified, according to Waite.
A preliminary hearing has been set for Books at 3:30 p.m. June 25 in Marietta Municipal Court.
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JDUBNWO4LIFE
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10-30-08 10:03 AM
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The First man deserves to spend time in jail but My cousin Clayton Books I think its a lie but im not syaing its right but until the evidence comes out I believe the boy is lieing because Clayton was not only my cousin but 1 of my best friends and I wouldn't in a million years think he would do something like this so until proven guilty I don't believe any of it. THIS IS JDUB OF THE NWO PEACE OUT
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alchemy
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06-19-08 11:01 PM
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Hockeypuck, as for the homosexual, he is supposed to be executed. (If he was guilty) As for the other one, maybe also, depending on the facts. Still no one can rightfully depend on a system that has no basis in truth. The system actually causes these crimes because of it. Ever wonder why no one knows whats going on in a courtroom except people who are part of the "bar club?" It looks like a bunch of junk because it is! They dont get to the point because thats not the point! The point is defrauding the people of america.
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alchemy
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06-19-08 10:49 PM
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So you see now, had we been focusing more on real sex crimes rather than rah rahing for anything, maybe crap like this wouldnt happen, assuming they are guilty. Crime is in the systems best interest and the worse the better.
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grandmother
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06-18-08 11:06 PM
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Things like this go to places that there are other people like them not to a real prison. They are protected in these places. It is so sad our little children and grand children haft to pay for what thay do. We should not haft to feed and put a roof over people like this heads.
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mttaresident
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06-18-08 10:37 PM
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Thank you Indian!!
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Indian
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06-18-08 10:30 PM
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Parrothead and hockeypuck shopuld just go somewhere and have it out, and leave the rest of us to comments on the topics.
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hockeypuck
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06-18-08 9:03 PM
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Parrothead, mind your own business. You said one time you did not like words being put in your mouth. Look in the mirror.
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BrianW
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06-18-08 7:53 PM
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The Marietta Times will take my comment off because it put some of the blame for the 16 year old who should have had a little more sense than to go into the woods with someone he didn't know and will still allow you people to put things like "Bubba will love them" on their site. What a shame that they will only allow things that they want to hear on this site.
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acengineer
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06-18-08 6:54 PM
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Sounds like that brooks fellow might enjoy prison. And hopefully Wendy's doesn't give him a callback.
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Parrothead
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06-18-08 6:20 PM
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Hockeypuck – Is Dusty Rhodes still alive or are you by any chance related to him? Remember Dusty from the early days of big time wrestling? He would always say; “Pain, Let me tell you about pain!” You remind me of him every time you spout off about pain! Maybe you could/should change your screen name to “DustyRhodes.”
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hockeypuck
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06-18-08 5:51 PM
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It would not be hard to protect our children from jackals like this if we had real consequences in this country. Once again, we will feed, house and clothe these perverts at taxpayer expense and do nothing else to them. That will show them, right? Anybody for some physical pain for these low lifes?
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MrWilson
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06-18-08 2:12 PM
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Losers! It is a shame that no matter how hard we try, it is almost impossible to protect our children anymore from predators like this. Very sad.
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Menglish
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06-18-08 1:26 PM
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I believe there is a special place in hades for people like this!
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ledzeptour
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06-18-08 12:17 PM
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These boys will have a speacial time in prison they dont like child rapist in prison!!!!!!!Our world has become a sickness with a few perverts
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Chelsea08
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06-18-08 12:07 PM
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bubba will love them in the prison
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sweetp
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06-18-08 11:32 AM
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Sick people! These poor children will have to suffer for the rest of their lives.
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Elizabeth
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06-18-08 11:28 AM
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Gross... And to think our children have to grow up in a world this disgusting..!!
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