Accused of forcing teen into sexual contact

YOUNGSTOWN

An Akron man accused of forcing a mentally impaired teen into sexual contact is in the Mahoning County jail.

Gary Summerland, 79, of Delaware Avenue, faces felony counts of gross sexual imposition against that teen – who was between age 13 and 16 when the offenses allegedly took place – and a count of disseminating matter harmful to juveniles for showing obscene material to that teen.

The indictment, handed up by a county grand jury March 7, states the teen’s ability “to resist or consent was substantially impaired because of a mental condition.”

Summerland was jailed Thursday and is set for arraignment Tuesday morning in common pleas court.