Saturday, March 30, 2019
YOUNGSTOWN
The man accused of raping a jogger in Poland Township Park last September has been moved and is awaiting trial in the Mahoning County jail.
21 WFMJ-TV, The Vindicator’s broadcast partner, reported Friday that Shawn Wendling, 38, is scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday to be arraigned.
Wendling already pleaded guilty earlier this month to two other rapes in Portage County.
Wendling has been referred to by some as a serial rapist after being charged in two counties with at least three different rapes and suspected of similar crimes in Stark County, according to police.
The Portage County rapes both happened during the summer 2018 along a trail in Deerfield Township. One of the victims was 68 years old and the other female victim was 47, 21 News reported.