Ohio man convicted of kidnapping, raping and imprisoning woman in “torture chamber”

MARION, Ohio (TCN) – A 36-year-old man will spend at least five decades in prison for kidnapping, raping and torturing a woman last year.

Marion County Prosecutor Ray Grogan announced July 11 that Shane Hooper was sentenced to 50 to 55 1/2 years in prison after pleading guilty to several charges, including two counts of rape, two counts of kidnapping, two counts of aggravated assault and one count of strangulation. Grogan said Hooper’s crimes “shocked the public.”

Between May 2023 and June 2023, Hooper reportedly held the female victim captive in her own home. Prosecutors said Hooper physically abused her for several days, causing her to have broken bones, open wounds, and several broken ribs.

According to Grogan, “Hooper tightened his control over the victim by nailing doors and windows shut to prevent her escape.” He reportedly tortured the victim with a baseball bat and a metal chain.

Hooper also subjected the victim to “intense psychological terror” and threatened to kill the victim and his family.

Hooper eventually took the victim to another location on Silver Street. According to prosecutors, people noticed the woman’s distress and alerted police.

In a statement at Hooper’s sentencing, Grogan said: “Shane Hooper created a torture chamber and imprisoned this woman in it. Now he will be stuck in prison for at least the next 50 years.”

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