HIV-positive man charged with raping 3 children

Associated Press

COLUMBUS

An HIV-positive man suspected of raping three children has been indicted by a central Ohio grand jury.

The Franklin County Prosecutor’s Office said Thursday a grand jury returned a 19-count indictment for 27-year-old Keith Anthony Allen of Columbus. It accuses him of raping two 12-year-old girls and a 14-year-old girl since Sept. 1. The charges include rape and gross sexual imposition.

Another felonious-assault charge alleges he had sex with a woman even though he knew he had HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.