Michigan man sentenced to life without parole for rape of 2 girls in Elyria

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ELYRIA — A former Elyria man is going to prison for the rest of his life for raping two girls younger than 10 between 2020 and 2022.

Lorain County Common Pleas Judge Donna Freeman sentenced Matthew Riever, 30, of Athens, Michigan, to life in prison without the possibility of parole. That’s the maximum possible sentence on the rape charges under Ohio law…

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