WTOV9.com News 

Story

NEWS9's special 90-minute newscast starts at 5 p.m. as a winter weather advisory blankets the Ohio Valley. Watch the special reports live on WTOV9 and here on WTOV9.com. Full Story ››
CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE NEWSCAST LIVE

Sex Offender Arraigned On Charges He Raped Local Teen

Posted: 11:30 am EDT August 27, 2009Updated: 1:27 pm EDT August 27, 2009

A registered sex offender accused of raping a local teen was arraigned Thursday morning.

Victor Stevens, 42, of Powhatan Point, is charged with rape and aggravated burglary.

Police said Stevens climbed through a 16-year-old girl's window and raped her at knifepoint. In the midst of the struggle, the victim took the knife from her attacker and stabbed him in the chest, police said.

Soon after the girl was attacked, police received a call of a bloody man walking along Mount Victory Road outside Powhatan Point. A K-9 unit tracked Stevens' scent and located him at his home nearby.

When a NEWS9 reporter asked Stevens if he had anything to say after his arraignment, Stevens said, "You shouldn't air stories unless you know the whole truth."

Stevens did not elaborate.

Police said Stevens sexually assaulted at 13-year-old handicapped girl in 2007.

He remains in the Belmont County Jail and is scheduled for a preliminary hearing Sept. 3 at 9:30 a.m.

Stay with NEWS9 and WTOV9.com for continuing coverage.

More Headlines

Daily Survey

Sponsored By:
The Bachmann Hess Legal Team
Do you agree with Highway officials' plans to plow roadways?

Message Board

Share your thoughts about what's going on in the news today and read what others from across the Valley are thinking. Full Story ››


Message Board

Share your thoughts about what's going on in the news today and read what others from across the Valley are thinking. Full Story ››