Stow Man Charged with Raping Girlfriend's 15-Month-Old Baby
The following information was supplied by the Portage County Sheriff Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
- By Amanda Harnocz
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- August 7, 2012
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Logan Andrew West, 18, of Stow was arrested Aug. 6 and charged with raping a child under the age of 10, Portage County Sheriff officials said.
Portage County Sheriff David W. Doak said deputies responded to the 5600 block of South Prospect Street in Ravenna Township to assist Ravenna Township emergency medical workers on Aug. 4.
Ravenna Township EMS was responding to a call regarding an injury to a 15-month-old girl.
Due to the severity of the child's injuries, the infant was taken first to Robinson Memorial Hospital, then transferred to Akron Children’s Hospital, officers said.
During the following investigation police learned the trauma to the infant appeared to be a result of a sexual assault, the sheriff's department said. Several people, including West, were present in the home at the time of the incident, officers said.
West is the boyfriend of the child's mother, sheriff's officials said. West, who lives on Wyoga Lake Road, cooperated in the investigation, officials said.
West was taken into custody on Aug. 6 and is being held in the Portage County Jail.
West is charged with rape of a child under the age of 10 years, a felony.
He being held without bond and will be arraigned today at the Ravenna Courthouse.
Police said the infant was released from Akron Children’s on Aug. 6.
Matthew M
10:23 am on Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Does he deserve to live? Survey says ......NO
John Osbourne
10:24 am on Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Oh . . . My . . . God. I hope this S.O.B. gets more than his fair share from his cellmates! This is truly unbelievable . . . If only they could give the death penalty to people like this . . .
Ed Fisher
10:28 am on Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Needs to be put down.
Deena Weber
10:31 am on Tuesday, August 7, 2012
My stomach is doing flip flops right now! Absolutely horrendous! There is a special place waiting for him in hell! My heart is breaking for that little girl.
Ed Gidley
10:44 am on Tuesday, August 7, 2012
If found guilty the offending parts of his body should be removed.
I.M. Wright
11:30 am on Tuesday, August 7, 2012
*standing by for someone to pop in and tell all of us 'the only people who can judge is God' and 'who are you to judge?' and 'we don't know the entire story' -- ya know -- what's typical with people like this.
John Osbourne
11:47 am on Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Well . . . once the conviction is officially handed down we will not have to worry about those people. I wander if one can volunteer for jury duty . . . ???
Melissa Bysura
11:45 am on Tuesday, August 7, 2012
He cooperated with police which means they'll knock the charge down to "child endangerment" and he'll serve less than two years. Count on it. We need to go back to the days of public hangings and medical castrations for sexual offenders. I'm sick.
I.M. Wright
2:36 pm on Tuesday, August 7, 2012
They won't be able to "knock" anything down because Ohio Revised Code mandates specific sentencing for crimes involving children under 10.
And I don't know why people always have to mention castration of someone who's been charged/convicted of raping a child. It certainly wouldn't do any good if what you wish to castrate wasn't used to commit the alleged rape (and yes, I've heard some really graphic cases. And I'll leave it at that).
Kirsten Banks
11:45 am on Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Disgusting.
joe ponikarovsky
11:53 am on Tuesday, August 7, 2012
i'm just wondering where the father is. sure he'd like a few words with this winner.
Anna Marie Van Gundy
1:40 pm on Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Ewwww foul sick disturbing person smh
Dick D'antonio
1:55 pm on Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Fry the sick SOB!!
Nicole simmoms
2:05 pm on Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Disgusting he will fry in his own hell!! I hate people like that!!!
Molli Graham
4:12 pm on Tuesday, August 7, 2012
i have an 18 month old daughter, i can't even imagine how that poor baby's mother must feel. awful, i hope he gets tortured and killed in prison.
Amanda Harnocz
5:35 pm on Tuesday, August 7, 2012
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Danielle
6:22 pm on Tuesday, August 7, 2012
He will get what's coming to him when the other inmates catch word. If the justice system won't work at least we can count on our inmates. Sick SOB.
shell
6:52 pm on Tuesday, August 7, 2012
you cant count on other prisoners either people that commit sex crimes are all locked up together. there's a prison just for sexual predators so nothing can happen to them while they serve their term.
joe ponikarovsky
9:07 pm on Tuesday, August 7, 2012
uh, so you're saying we can trust sexual predators to keep their hands to themselves then? (point being, the sexual torture this sloth will go through may well be worse than being murdered.)
latresha
7:04 pm on Tuesday, August 7, 2012
What the hell? Stories like these sicken me. I have a 8 month old and if the guy I'm dating EVER even looks at my baby the wrong way, it'll be the last time. Let this be a warning to all moms. You have to watch who you let be around your kids and how they interact with them. My prayers are with the victim and her family. Crazy cuz I just moved to that town because it is supposed to be safe, with low crime.
Monica Baird
2:36 pm on Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Thanks Latresha for pointing out that single parents have to be very cautious even with boyfriends, family members, and especially friends of the family. From the Rape Crisis center, 1in 3 girls and 1 in 5 boys are sexually abused before the age of 18. These are real statistics with real victims.
Thanks for mentioning prayer. I'll be praying for this poor little girl and her family too. She's traumitized for the rest of her life.
candice
7:19 pm on Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Sick and sad!!! My daughter is 15months and I don't allow men around her or my other daughters, I woulda got ahold of him before the police and he would be in the hospital!!! Burn in hell!
jiim may
8:36 pm on Tuesday, August 7, 2012
There should be instant death for any rape, abuse of dog or children and most murders and DWI!!! No trial with overwhelming evidence!!!!!
I.M. Wright
6:05 am on Wednesday, August 8, 2012
So, someone should be put to death for abusing a dog or driving under the influence?
Yeah...because that's NOT a slippery slope or anything like that (although Republicans and Dems over the years have had no problems taking away some of our liberties/freedoms over the years). Good grief.
John Osbourne
8:32 am on Wednesday, August 8, 2012
I was the victim of a drunk driver. That was what ended my military career. I definitely believe that drunk driving punishments are way too lax. People who drive drunk are far too often right back out driving (be it without a driver's license) within hours of being caught. Drunk driving should be a mandatory jail sentence of at least a few weeks or even months. Drunk driving kills way too many people. I wouldn't go as far to say that they should be put to death though.
amber beck
4:22 am on Wednesday, August 8, 2012
He deserves to die
jiim may
8:02 am on Wednesday, August 8, 2012
yeah, If someone abuses any animal, they need to die. Also, if you are drunk and you drive, it's pretty clear you don't have any respect for anybody else's life, so yes you should be gone!!!!!!!
Renita R. Hayes - Butler
8:36 pm on Thursday, August 9, 2012
PLEASE !!!!!!! be put to death for abuse of an animal. I do not like the idea of abuse of animals one should be jailed, death- who are you to call the shots, those of you who have commited no wrongs cast the thier stones. to get rid of drunk drivers by putting them to death, get real! best way to get rid of drunk drivers is to outlaw the stuff that makes them drunk.
granny2010
9:02 am on Wednesday, August 8, 2012
So WHERE were the other people that were in the house??? What were they doing that he would have had time to do this hideous crime???? Wouldn't she have cried or something? I would be checking any other children in the situation and would wonder if this is his first unforgivable act on a helpless victim!!!
UMMMM, my grandson is 22 months old and you don't leave him unattended for even a minute....even when they're sleeping you keep checking on them.
Granted he did the crime and there is no excuse for that, but what about others in the house being responsible too????
jiim may
9:10 am on Wednesday, August 8, 2012
The rest of the people were probably smoking meth!!!!! all of them should be charged!!!!!
joe ponikarovsky
9:30 am on Wednesday, August 8, 2012
jiim, have you ever seen that crazy texan character on the simpsons that just screams loud sayings in a southern accent (peppered with lots of "woooo!") and shoots his guns in the air while dancing a jig? every time i read your comments, that's all i can think of.
jiim may
10:17 am on Wednesday, August 8, 2012
people don't care about their actions anymore. all they care about are themselves. rob ,steal, rape and kill. this country is overpopulated and not enough jobs and wasting to much money on these worthless people. it's time to thin the herd!!!!!
John Osbourne
10:34 am on Wednesday, August 8, 2012
The herd seems to be doing a pretty good job of thinning itself out these days.
Janedoe
11:13 am on Wednesday, August 8, 2012
I knew him and he was always alittle messed up but this messed up no. I don't know what happened to him
James Pistorio
1:03 pm on Wednesday, August 8, 2012
The suspect lives in zip code 44224 but does not live in Stow. He lives in the north end of the City of Cuyhoga Falls and in the Hudson School District. This is not the first time that criminals who reside in Silver Lake or Cuyahoga Falls have been identified as Stow residents.
Amanda Harnocz
1:38 pm on Wednesday, August 8, 2012
4890 Wyoga Lake Rd. in Stow is West's last known address, according to the Portage County Sheriff Department.
James Pistorio
2:23 pm on Wednesday, August 8, 2012
4890 Wyoga Lake Road is not in Stow. The Portage County Sheriff's Department did not verify the address. Check the Summit County tax records.
jiim may
6:09 pm on Wednesday, August 8, 2012
pistorio, does it really matter who's juristriction it is??
jc72
2:14 am on Thursday, August 16, 2012
I know people that know this sick poor excuse of a person and his low life white girlfriend who happens to be pregnant with this things child and doesn't know what to do about the situation...how about this stay far away from the sob...or better yet take all her kids away sterilize her and let her be with him...she didn't have to much concern for her just raped child at the hospital she needs to be locked up as well for being a pos mother as well...maybe someone should find out what babi
jc72
2:20 am on Thursday, August 16, 2012
Baby # she is pregnant withyou might be surprised...everyone in that house should be arrested someone had to of heard that poor little girls horrifying screams from this monster this makes me so sick to my stomache...I guess his pregnant girlfriend was all used up and he had to go to her daughter what asmf
Brenda J. Thacker
10:33 am on Sunday, August 19, 2012
I don't believe in fairy tales, so stop waiting or hoping for your god to punish this animal. I want him or who ever did this punished in this life time, not some imaginary afterlife. I can't understand why we will put down any predatory animal except one that was born human.
Nika Loca Zko
9:59 am on Saturday, September 22, 2012
How can you say the mother doesn't care? Do you know her personally? Do you know the situation?