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After being convicted of raping an intoxicated Ohio University student, Levi Canterbury has filed for appeal.
Athens County Court of Common Pleas Judge L. Alan Goldsberry approved the request, and Canterbury, 23, was granted a public defender in the case.
Canterbury was found guilty on July 31 of two counts of rape against an OU student in 2011. He was later sentenced to seven years in prison.
Canterbury was ordered to pay $8,450 in restitution within four years and a $10,000 fine. However, if Canterbury pays restitution as ordered, the fine will be waived, according to an Athens County Prosecutor’s news release.
The release also says that Canterbury will be subject to Tier III sexual offender registration upon his release from prison, which requires him to register every 90 days for life.
Part of Canterbury’s restitution will include the counseling costs for the victim’s psychologist.
The victim told the courtroom that she looks forward to putting the ordeal behind her and that she has a difficult time expressing her experience. Her mother said the incident changed her daughter, and made her more introverted and fearful.
During the trial, Canterbury was caught changing his story on the stand. He originally denied all claims of raping the woman. But shortly before the jury delivered the guilty verdict, he not only admitted to having sex with her, but also said that she initiated it.
Canterbury always admitted to picking up the inebriated girl along Ohio Rt. 82 on Sept. 10, 2011 to give her a ride home.
After picking her up, Canterbury drove her to a lit parking lot, raped her and dropped her off near the College Gate, according to court documents.
Athens County Prosecutor Keller Blackburn pointed out in a news release that despite Canterbury’s seven-year sentence, the penalty for rape could have resulted in an 11-year sentence.
kf398711@ohiou.edu
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