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Akron man found guilty of repeatedly raping 5-year-old girl

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A Summit County jury found an Akron man guilty of raping a 5-year-old girl.

Robert D. Roper repeatedly raped the daughter of an acquaintance in 2010 and 2011, Summit County Prosecutor Sherri Bevan Walsh said.

On Thursday, the 24-year-old was convicted of rape, which is a first-degree felony.

Roper will be sentenced on July 1. He faces a maximum sentence of life in prison without parole.