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Powhatan Man Admits Violating Parole
Posted Monday, November 16, 2009 ; 04:20 PM | View Comments | Post Comment
Updated Monday, November 16, 2009; 05:29 PM

Victor Stevens is the same man found not guilty of rape and burglary recently.

Story by D.K. Wright
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ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio -- When Victor Stevens of Powhatan was found not guilty of breaking into a 16-year-old girl's bedroom and raping her at knifepoint, he still didn't get out of jail.

That's because when he ended up in the young girl's bedroom....he was still on probation from a separate sex crime involving another young girl three years earlier.

Today he was in court for that probation violation.

Under the terms of his post-release control for his earlier conviction of gross sexual imposition, Victor Stevens had a lot of rules to comply with.

When he ended up with a young girl in the middle of the night, a jury ruled it wasn't rape.

But it apparently was a parole violation.

Nobody contested the facts.

Stevens admitted to the judge he was out past his curfew and he was having unsupervised contact with a minor.

Judge Jennifer Sargus said for that he'll have to stay in jail another eight months and seven days.

The disagreement came on where he should serve that time.

The defense claimed Stevens is mentally handicapped and suggested the Belmont County Jail.

"I suppose he is obviously adjusting to the current situation in the jail here, so I guess the court was ultimately concerned at how he would adjust to another facility," said Defense Attorney Eric Costine.

The assistant prosecutor said he's not convinced that Victor Stevens is mentally handicapped and needs any special consideration.

"He was on probation for a GSI," said Scott Lloyd, assistant prosecutor. "He's admitted violations this time involving another young girl. I think the appropriate facility for Mr. Stevens is the penitentiary."

The judge will make a decision in the near future.

Until then, Victor Stevens remains in the Belmont County Jail.

The judge asked the deputies about Stebvens' behavior in jail.

They said he is a model prisoner.

He'll have another hearing on Nov. 30.

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enoughisenough!
11/17/09 at 11:01 PM
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What part of no physical evidence don't you all understand? The rape kit was negative! The trial transcript is available at the Belmont County Courthouse for public viewing. I suggest all of you know it alls read it before reacting to your emotions. You should be ashamed of yourselves for blaming the jury. Would you believe her boyfriend is the twenty-six year old nephew of the accused? I suppose this is rational behavior. Why is she not being charged with attempted murder? She stabbed him. His trailer was burned to the ground and the cause is undetermined. Yeah right! The law doesn't seem to work both ways does it? No one seems to be too concerned about arsonists in their midst. This man was tried and found guilty by the media long before the trial. They are still treating him as found guilty.
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Mike
11/17/09 at 10:03 PM
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I agree Russell. I still can't believe he was found not guilty. And another question I have is why isn't he being brought up on separate charges if the first ones failed. Didn't they perform a rape kit on the girl...and if so did they determine he still have sex with her? And isn't that illegal for a 44 yr old to have sex with a 16 yr old anyways....

I feel for this girl and I still can't believe the jury.... they should rot just as well... obviously someone previously convicted of a crime with a young female should be held more accountable the second time around....
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Russell Hess
11/16/09 at 10:37 PM
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He needs to go prison for the rest of his life.

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