Rape offense alleged in Brookfield abuse case

WARREN — A former Pennsylvania man who relocated this summer to Brookfield Township, where he allegedly abused his 8-year-old stepson and wife, is now charged with offenses including rape that could lead to a life prison sentence.

A Trumbull County grand jury handed up a superceding indictment Friday that accuses Damion C. Wise, 30, of Everett East Road of eight additional charges, including rape.

Wise was arrested Aug. 22 when a concerned citizen called 911 because they noticed bruises on the 8-year-old.

When police arrived, the boy told them Wise had hit him in the feet, ankles, lower legs and head with a bat and ordered him to wear a dirty child’s diaper. The boy was also dehydrated, had black eyes, facial swelling and bruises on his hand, arm, chest, back and stomach, police said.

The boy said he was required to stay out in the yard alone for long periods while his parents cleaned the house. The boy also said Damion Wise had threatened to kill him.

The boy, who spent a few days in the hospital, and his 5-month-old brother are now in the custody of the Trumbull County Children’s Services Board.

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