CALDWELL — A Monroe County man accused of raping a child is facing nine felony charges following an investigation by the Southeastern Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force.

A Noble County grand jury indicted Jonathan Neff, 33, of Woodsfield, on rape charges. The indictment accuses Neff of sexually assaulting a minor victim in incidents that allegedly happened from January to July 2024.

Authorities are asking the community for additional information on the defendant. Anyone with information about potential crimes is encouraged to contact the task force director, Noble County Sheriff’s Capt. Kelly McGilton, at 740-541-6474.

The Southeastern Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force, formed under the Ohio Attorney General’s Ohio Organized Crime Investigations Commission, is led by the Noble County Sheriff’s Office. The task force consists of representatives from the sheriff’s offices of Athens, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan and Washington counties; Athens, Belpre, Marietta and Marietta College police departments; Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections; Ohio Investigative Unit; and the prosecutor’s offices of Morgan, Monroe, Meigs, Noble and Washington counties. The task force also includes the Washington County Coalition of Rescue and Restore and EVE Inc., both non-profit organizations.

Indictments are criminal allegations. Defendants are presumed innocent unless proved guilty in a court of law.