37 YEAR OLD MAN INDICTED FOR RAPING HIS GIRLFRIEND’S YOUNG DAUGHTER FROM AGE 10 THROUGH AGE 14

Posted on 1/27/2017

Defendant: Dalton Yance Butler, III

Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O’Brien said, “This man faces a potential sentence of life in prison if convicted for the on-going sexual abuse of this young victim from age 10 through 14.”  Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announced that Dalton Yance Butler, III, age 37, was indicted by the Franklin County Grand Jury for nine counts of Rape (F-1), six counts of Sexual Battery (F-3), and one count of Pandering Sexually Oriented Matter Involving a Minor (F-2), for a total of sixteen counts.  “The indictment alleges that Butler sexually abused his girlfriend’s daughter from September 1, 2013 through January 2, 2017, and that Butler also took photos and videos of the abuse,” O’Brien stated.  Butler is scheduled to be arraigned today, Friday, January 27th, 2017 at 1:30 pm in courtroom 2B at 345 S. High Street in downtown Columbus.