RAVENNA, Ohio (WKBN) – A man already serving a life sentence for child rape in Trumbull County just received his second life sentence for similar crimes in Portage County.
Edward Wymer, formerly of Garretsville, was sentenced in Portage County Common Pleas Court by Judge Becky L. Doherty to life without parole.
Wymer was found guilty in April on 12 counts of rape and gross sexual imposition involving victims who were 8 and 11 at the time of the crimes. His sentencing was delayed as Wymer’s attorneys argued his sexually violent predator status, which amplified his sentencing…