Man accused of rape testifies in his own defense

Man accused of rape testifies in his own defense

WARREN — A Newton Falls man accused of raping an exotic dancer maintains their encounter was consensual and she wanted kinky sex.

Jeffrey Town, 48, testified today in his own defense of charges of kidnapping, gross sexual imposition and rape.

The jury in the courtroom of Judge Peter J. Kontos of Trumbull County Common Pleas Court is expected to hear closing arguments and begin deliberations Friday.

Town, a bachelor and a machinist at the time, is accused of raping the dancer Dec. 11, 2006, at his Newton Falls apartment.

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