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Local Man Sentenced For Arena District Sexual Assault

Franklin County Sheriff's Office

A Reynoldsburg man who pleaded guilty to a sexual assault in the Arena District has been sentenced to five years in prison. 27-year-old Yontan Araya was arrested in the New Year’s Day 2014 attack after DNA evidence linked him to the crime. Prosecutors say he attacked a woman who was walking to her car after leaving a Vine Street bar.

Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.
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