A Clinton County man arrested nearly two years ago was found guilty by a jury in Clinton County Circuit Court on molestation and child seduction charges.
The Clinton County Sheriff’s Department reported on Wednesday 42 year old Ralph W. Luper of Frankfort was found guilty of 8 felony charges. Luper had been arrested by Clinton County Sheriff’s Office Detective Lieutenant Dan Roudebush in November of 2023, following a 6 month investigation.
The jury deliberated less than an hour and found him guilty of 3 counts of Felony Level 1 Child Molestation, 3 counts of Felony Level 3 Child Seduction, 1 count of Felony Level 4 Child Molestation by Fondling or Touching, and 1 count of Felony Level 5 Child Solicitation of a Child Under 14.
Luper is scheduled to be sentenced in early August of this year.
Sheriff Rich Kelly thanked the Clinton County Sheriff’s Office Investigation Division, the prosecutors office and National Polygraph Academy Director Pam Shaw for a successful conviction.