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Jury: Ewing Guilty of Sex Crimes

By Brian Hagen

06/30/2017

Jacob Ewing

(MSC News)--Guilty.

That's the verdict handed down in the latest of a series of trials for a Holton man accused of sex crimes involving female victims.

The Topeka Capital-Journal reports a Jackson County jury began deliberations around 10:30 Friday morning and returned their verdict about three hours later.

Ewing was found guilty on two counts of rape, four counts of aggravated sodomy, and two counts of battery. He was additionally found guilty on single counts of hosting a party involving minors, serving alcohol to minors, and possession of drug paraphernalia.

The jury found Ewing not guilty of possession of marijuana.

The trial for the 22-year-old Ewing has lasted all week, and included testimony from the two victims of the crimes that prosecutors say happened in September 2014 and May 2016.

Sentencing was set for July 27th.

Additional trials for Ewing, for additional alleged sex crimes, are set for August and October.

He was acquitted of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl during his first trial in April.

The case has divided area residents, with some supporting Ewing, while others say he deserves to be punished. That includes the establishment of Facebook pages about the issue.

Earlier this week, the case was featured on CNN's HLN network, where host Ashleigh Banfield discussed the division.

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