Friday, January 28, 2000
Burglar-molester gets 29 years
Guilty in Colerain crimes
BY DAN HORN
The Cincinnati Enquirer
A Colerain Township man was sentenced Thursday to 29 years in prison for breaking into several homes and molesting a 9-year-old girl.
Timothy Brock, 28, pleaded guilty to three counts of bur glary and one count of gross sexual imposition.
Prosecutors say Mr. Brock broke into the Colerain Township homes in August and September, entering through screened windows or unlocked doors.
In one case, they say, he fondled a 9-year-old girl.
Because of the nature of the offenses, investigators hadsuspected Mr. Brock might be linked to recent serial rapes in Hamilton and Warren counties.
But police ruled him out as a suspect when DNA testing showed he was not the man who committed the serial rapes. The rapes remain under investigation.
Even so, Judge Robert Ruehlman said the seriousness of Mr. Brock's crimes warranted a severe penalty.
At a hearing in Hamilton County Common Pleas Court, the judge sentenced Mr. Brock to the maximum on all counts — eight years for each burglary and five years for gross sexual imposition.
Mr. Brock had been charged with an additional count of gross sexual imposition, accusing him of fondling a 5-year-old girl. That charge was dropped because prosecutors did not want the girl to testify at a trial.
Judge Ruehlman said the 9-year-old girl was molested after Mr. Brock entered her home through an unlocked door.
He said the child was watching television when Mr. Brock attacked her.
Prosecutors say the first burglary occurred on Aug. 14 while the other two were on Sept. 25.
They say Mr. Brock had previous convictions for trespassing and burglary.
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