Serial rape suspect in custody

ATHENS, Ohio (WTVN) -- An Athens County serial rape suspect is scheduled to face a judge on Tuesday. 

Prosecutors say Shawn Lawson Junior was arrested Monday on a host of charges including rape, kidnapping and felonious assault.

Lawson is accused of attacking three women who were walking alone in the uptown area of Athens between 2006 and 2015.

(Photo courtesy Athens County Sheriff's Office.)

(NBC NewsRadio contributed to this story.)


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