Franklin County prosecutors secure guilty verdict in multiple sexual assault cases

Posted on 10/15/2024

Defendant: Kenneth Houser

A Franklin County jury on Thursday found Kenneth Houser guilty of sexually assaulting three victims, all under the age of 10. Houser was found guilty of three counts of rape and one count of gross sexual imposition.

Assisting Prosecuting Attorneys Trenten Grohe and Roxanne Alexander prosecuted the case for the prosecutor’s office. Franklin County Court of Common Pleas Judge Julie Lynch, who presided over the trial, immediately sentenced Houser to life in prison without the possibility of parole.