Wheelersburg Man Indicted in Child Rape Case
The Scioto County Grand Jury returned an indictment against a 22-year-old Wheelersburg man charged in connection with the rape of a 9-year-old child.
Shannon Bobst was indicted on four counts of rape and two counts of gross sexual imposition. Bobst was arrested back on March 9 after an investigation by the Scioto County Special Victims Unit.
According to Scioto County Sheriff David Thoroughman, CPS contacted his office in early March to report a sexual assault against a child.
Detective Jodi Conkel led the SVU investigation that resulted in the arrest of Shannon Ray Bobst of Wheelersburg.
Bobst’s bail is currently set at $300,000.