Portage jury finds Lorain County man guilty of raping Streetsboro girl

RAVENNA − A Portage County jury has ruled that a Lorain County man is guilty of raping and sexually abusing a girl in Streetsboro.

The Portage County Common Pleas Court jury found Franklin E. Janszo, 63, of Wellington, guilty of three counts of first-degree felony rape and four counts of third-degree felony gross sexual imposition on Oct. 29. The offenses were committed during a six-month period in 2022 when the girl was 10, according to a grand jury indictment.

The jury found Janszo not guilty of a fourth rape count that specifies the girl was younger than 10 when the offense was committed…

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