Grand jury indicts Columbus man on multiple charges including attempted rape, grooming

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Diego Montoya Gonzalez is facing multiple felony charges after a Franklin County Grand Jury indicted him in connection with an alleged attempt to rape a child in Columbus.

Gonzalez was indicted on Monday on one count each of attempted rape, attempted pandering obscenity involving a minor, criminal child enticement, grooming and importuning, according to the prosecutors office.

The case stems from a June 29 report to Columbus police regarding a sex crimes call. A mother reported that minor child had been in conversation on TikTok with someone she believed to be an adult. It was later determined the adult was Gonzalez…

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