Overview
- Prosecutors told jurors they will present evidence of a yearslong pattern of abuse involving a young family member.
- The defense said there is no DNA, videos, or admissions, arguing the state cannot meet the burden of proof.
- Danny McFadden, 75, is charged with 17 counts of first-degree rape, eight counts of third-degree gross sexual imposition, and three counts of fourth-degree gross sexual imposition.
- Court records state the alleged offenses occurred from November 2017 to May 2025 and involved a victim who was between ages five and twelve during that period.
- A court document says a grand jury found he purposefully compelled the victim by force or threat of force for the rape and certain gross sexual imposition counts, and the trial continues Tuesday at 9 a.m. before Judge Cynthia Westcott Rice in Trumbull County Common Pleas Court.