Woodstock man convicted of rape and violating a protective order

WOODSTOCK — A Cherokee County jury today found a Woodstock man guilty of raping a woman he had been in a relationship with and then watching her home after she got a court order to keep him away.

What happened: 48-year-old Roman Viderman was convicted of rape and violation of a temporary protective order, which is a court order barring someone from contacting or approaching another person. The jury found him not guilty of a third charge, aggravated sexual battery.

The case: The investigation started in 2025 after a woman told the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office that Viderman had raped her. She also told investigators he had been watching her home without her permission, even after a judge had ordered him to stay away from her…

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