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Ohio Valley man enters plea in rape case

By Chelsea Simeon,

5 hours ago

LISBON, Ohio (WKBN) – An East Liverpool, Ohio man is set to receive his sentence on Dec. 2 after pleading guilty to charges in his rape case.

Joseph Goss, 41, pleaded guilty on Sept. 24 to two amended charges of rape, first-degree felonies; and gross sexual imposition, a third-degree felony, as part of a plea agreement.

Sentencing in the case is set for 2 p.m. Dec. 2, according to court records.

Goss was charged following a secret indictment in July. The indictment states that Goss raped a child, who is now 13, from January 2022 to March 2024.

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