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17-year-old indicted for raping woman in parking garage requests continuance during his arraignment

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Posted at 8:20 AM, May 15, 2019
and last updated 2019-05-15 09:31:41-04

CLEVELAND — A 17-year-old indicted Monday for a string of crimes between October 2018 and February of this year, including the rape of a woman at a parking garage in Cleveland, appeared in court for his arraignment Wednesday morning.

Michael Hutchins allegedly committed a string of crimes on Feb. 14, ending with the sexual assault of a woman in a parking garage on Prospect Avenue, according to a news release from the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor.

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Hutchins requested a continuance, so he can hire his attorney Fernando Mack. His arraignment has been rescheduled for Thursday, May 16.

Hutchins was indicted by a Grand Jury Monday on the following charges: three counts of rape, two counts of kidnapping with sexually violent predator and sexual motivation specifications and two counts of gross sexual imposition, two counts of robbery, five counts of theft, one count of grand theft, two counts of burglary and one count of escape.

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