Scioto County couple indicted in connection with 5-year-old's death
The Boston Police Department said a man and woman who were recently charged in the death of a 5-year-old girl have previously faced child abuse charges.
Richard Greene, 46, and his wife, Sonya Greene, 38, are charged with aggravated murder in the first degree, felony assault, and endangering a child, according to a press release from police.
A New Boston couple arrested in connection with the death of a 5-year-old foster child last month has been indicted by a Scioto County grand jury.
According to Scioto County Common Pleas Court records, Sonya l. Greene, 38, was charged with 22 counts, while Richard P. Greene, 46, is facing 20 counts.
• 2 counts of aggravated murder, an unclassified felony;
• 6 counts of rape, a 1st-degree felony;
• 11 counts of endangering children, a 2nd-degree felony; and
• 3 counts of felonious assault, a 2nd-degree felony.
Richard Greene was charged with:
• 2 counts of aggravated murder, an unclassified felony;
• 6 counts of rape, a 1st-degree felony;
• 3 counts of felonious assault, a 2nd-degree felony; and
• 9 counts of endangering children, a 2nd-degree felony.
Both defendants entered a not guilty plea at their respective arraignments.
An aggravated murder conviction can carry a death penalty sentence or life in prison, according to the Ohio Revised Code.
According to the New Boston Police Department, “officers received a call from the Southern Ohio Medical Center Emergency Room Wednesday, July 8 stating that a 5-year-old was brought into the emergency room with injuries.
Shortly thereafter, the child was life flighted to Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, where the child died at 10:47 p.m. on July 8.”
Richard and Sonya Greene were arrested following an investigation by the New Boston Police Department, Scioto County Prosecutor’s Office and Scioto County Sheriff’s Office.
According to the police department, Scioto County Children Services had placed the victim child and two other siblings into the foster care of the Greenes and that the children had been living with the Greenes for about a month and a half, since around May 18.
The children involved in this case are related to the Greenes.
Police said Richard Green, the child's biological grandfather, has a lengthy criminal history. He has previously been charged with battery and cruelty toward a child, neglect of a child and cruelty toward a child. He has also faced theft, weapons, and drug charges.
Police said in 2015, Sonya Green was charged with child endangering.
It is alleged that the victim in this case had “multiple injuries and bruising … that were consistent with being physically abused and hurt.”
An indictment is merely a charge and is not evidence of guilt.
Sources: The Highland County Press,
abc6onyourside.com, Staff, August 6, 2020
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