AKRON, Ohio — A 25-year-old Akron man has been indicted on multiple charges for allegedly raping children he babysat after being hired by parents from a child care website, according to a news release from the Summit County Prosecutor’s Office.
Timothy Luna was indicted by a Summit County grand jury Friday for six counts of rape — a first-degree felony, three counts of gross sexual imposition — a third-degree felony, and one count of importuning — a fifth-degree felony.
The charges are from incidents involving several children in three communities in the Akron area, the release states. Investigators determined Luna was hired after posting his information on care.com, a website for families to search for people to assist in babysitting, senior care, tutoring, and pet care.
According to the indictment, Luna is accused of sexual conduct with a 6-year-old child between December 2021 and June 2022. He is accused of sexual conduct by a 9-year-old child in October of 2018. He is also accused of soliciting a 13-year-old online to engage in sexual conduct in June 2021.
At a news conference Friday afternoon, Parma Heights Police officials confirmed that Luna allegedly raped a 6-year-old male victim who resides in Cuyahoga County, and that they first became aware of Luna when the victim's mother filed a report with Parma Heights Police.
Parma Heights officials said Friday's indictment was a combination of cases out of Cuyahoga County and Summit County. The 9-year-old and 13-year-old victims are both from the Akron and Summit County area, police said.
Parma Heights Police Detective Eric Taylor said he was not aware of a criminal history or any previous sexual offenses for Luna.
Watch the full Parma Heights news conference below:
Investigators are working to determine whether there are more victims. Anyone who has hired Luna as a babysitter is asked to contact their local police department or the following detectives:
- Det. Eric Taylor – Parma Heights Police Department – 440.884.1234
- Det. Kelly Brown – Akron Police Department – 330.375.2552
- Det. Byron Cadwell – Summit County Sheriff’s Office – 330.643.2181
Care.com, the website where Luna was allegedly hired as a babysitter, provided this statement to News 5:
“We are horrified by this report and our thoughts are with any impacted family. We take the safety of our community very seriously which is why we require all caregivers to complete a background check before they can engage with families on our platform. This individual has been removed from our site, and we’ve taken steps to block him from ever re-enrolling. We have been in contact with law enforcement and are prepared to assist however we can and as this is an active investigation, we won’t comment further.”
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