MAN CHARGED WITH RAPING GIRLFRIENDS 3YR OLD DAUGHTER

Testimony began Monday in Warren
County Common Pleas Court in the trial
of a Mason man accused of raping a
toddler with a screwdriver.
Patrick Parker, 49, is charged with two
first-degree felony counts of rape and two
counts of gross sexual imposition, third-
degree felonies.
Prosecutors say Parker used a screwdriver
and his fingers to sexually assault a three-
year-old child he was acquainted with and
had access to on overnight stays between
July 2007 and June 2009.
The alleged crimes were reported about a
year later, according to prosecutors.
The girl’s mother testified Monday that
she noticed behavioral changes in the girl
beginning in 2008 after overnight stays
with Parker. In May 2009, she said the
girl asked to give her a kiss on the mouth
during which she inserted her tongue in
her mouth.
When she questioned her daughter, the
girl reported Parker had kissed her in that
manner, according to the mother’s
testimony.
The girl’s mother reported the incident to
officials in Kentucky, where she and her
daughter lives. The alleged crimes
occurred at Parker’s Mason home,
according to court documents.
Prosecutors say the girl two years later
disclosed to a licensed clinical
psychologist that during this time, Parker
had digitally penetrated her with his
fingers and a device she described as a
screwdriver.
The Enquirer generally does not identify
victims of sex crimes and is not
identifying the mother to protect her
daughter’s identity.
In their opening arguments, defense
attorneys denied the accusations and say
the girl’s story is riddled with
inconsistencies and suggest she may have
been coached or asked leading questions
by interviewers.
Psychological testing performed on Parker
in 2009 after the accusations were made
revealed no signs of sexual deviancy, the
attorneys told the judge.
Parker faces a possible life sentence on
the rape charges. The sentences for the
gross sexual imposition charges carry a
maximum penalty of up to five years in
prison on each count.
The three-day bench trial is expected to
wrap up Wednesday.