GEAUGA COUNTY, Ohio — A 26-year-old Beachwood woman was sentenced Thursday morning to life without parole, the maximum sentence available, for raping a 12-month-old child who was in her care while she worked as a nanny in Geauga County in 2024.
Judge Matthew Rambo sentenced Molly E. Duncan on one count of rape of a child under 10 years old, according to the Geauga County Prosecutor’s Office. Geauga County Prosecutor Jim Flaiz said, “This Defendant violated a position of trust and victimized a child.”
Prosecuting Attorney Jim Flaiz and Chief Assistant Prosecutor Nick Burling served as counsel for the state of Ohio. The Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force investigated the case, while the Geauga County Sheriff’s Office and investigators with the prosecutor’s office conducted additional investigative work for the presentation of the Geauga County charges…