GALLIA MAN CONVICTED OF RAPE

Gallia County Prosecuting Attorney, Jason D. Holdren, announces that earlier today Gary P. McGuire, age 45, of Gallipolis, Ohio, was convicted of Rape, a felony of the first degree, in the Gallia County Common Pleas Court.

McGuire faces a possible maximum prison term of 11-16.5 years under Ohio law. McGuire will be sentenced by Judge Margaret Evans in the Gallia County Common Pleas Court on February 8, 2021. The Gallia County Prosecutor’s Office will release additional details of this case following sentencing. The Gallia County Prosecutor’s Office thanks Deputies Barger and Hill of the Gallia County Sheriff’s Office for their hard work and dedication to this matter.