Three indicted for sexual abuse

Three people were indicted by a Shelby County Grand Jury on sexual abuse-related charges in different cases in December.

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Vanessa Bravo, 28, of West Haven, Conn., was indicted Dec. 5 on two counts of third-degree rape. That charge involves a person over the age of 21 years old having sexual intercourse with a person younger than 16 years old.

The two counts she incurred pertain to the same person. She is charged with having sex with “B.H.” on July 1 and 3 of 2012 in Shelby County.

Third-degree rape is a Class D felony, punishable by 1 to 5 years in prison.

Guadalupe-Garcia-Ramirez, 26, of an unknown address was indicted Dec. 19 on one count of first-degree sexual abuse. That charge involves subjecting a person less than 12 years old to sexual contact. The charge is a Class C felony, and carries a penalty of 5 to 10 years in prison. The incident is alleged to have occurred Aug. 17, 2012, in Shelby County.

Maynor Ramos, 30, of Shelby Hall Drive was indicted Dec. 19 on one count each of third-degree rape and third-degree sodomy. That charge involves a person 21 or older having sexual intercourse with a person younger than 16 years old.

The two counts he incurred pertain to the same person. He is charged with having sex with “S.N.A.” on July 1 and 3 of 2012 in Shelby County. Third-degree rape involves a person at least 21 having sexual intercourse with a person younger than 16 years old and sodomy is defined as deviate sexual intercourse. The two charges are both Class D felonies.

Drug arrest

David Franklin of Pleasureville was indicted Dec. 19 on three drug-related charges, including first-degree possession of a controlled substance (meth), a Class D felony, trafficking in marijuana, a misdemeanor, and possession of drug paraphernalia, a misdemeanor, as well as two counts of first-degree wanton endangerment, a Class D felony, two counts of fleeing and evading police, on foot and in a vehicle, Class D felonies, as well as carrying a concealed deadly weapon (brass knuckles), which is a misdemeanor, reckless driving, having no motorcycle license and having no registration plate.

Those last three charges are violations.

The wanton endangerment charges relate to fleeing from police and causing hazard to bystanders.

Franklin was served with three warrants at the time of his arrest Oct. 1. The charges behind two of those are unknown, but one was failure to appear in court on a motion to revoke his probation.