Dayton man pleads guilty to sexually assaulting teen

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A Dayton man has pleaded guilty after he was accused of sexually assaulting a teenager.

Christopher Rentas, 48, pleaded guilty Friday in before Montgomery County Common Pleas Judge Elizabeth Ellis to one count of sexual battery.

Christopher Rentas

Credit: Montgomery County Jail

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Credit: Montgomery County Jail

That charge could result in a fine of up to $10,000, and prison terms of one to five years, followed by five years of mandatory parole.

He will also be designated a Tier III sex offender and have to register his address every 90 days for the rest of his life, as well as be unable to live within 1000 feet of a school, preschool or daycare.

As part of the plea agreement, a second count of sexual battery was dismissed.

According to the Montgomery County Prosecutor’s Office, Dayton police began investigating Rentas after the 18-year-old female victim reported being sexually assaulted.

The prosecutor’s office said that the victim was known to Rentas.

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