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Saturday, January 20, 2018

Jury convicts Olean man of rape, but not kidnapping

A Cattaraugus County jury on Friday found Francis O'Donnell of Olean guilty of four counts of first-degree rape, class B felonies; two counts of first-degree attempted criminal sex act, class C felonies; and two counts of first-degree coercion, class D felonies. The jury of eight men and four women found the 62-year-old man not guilty of kidnapping. He could face 25 years in prison when he is sentenced March 19th.
O'Donnell was accused of holding a 36-year old captive in his apartment for a month last year.