A Howland teen convicted of raping a woman is being sent to prison and has been declared a sex offender for life. 

In addition to being handed a 6 to 9 year prison sentence, a judge in Trumbull County Common Pleas Court on Wednesday determined that 19-year-old Larry Dirando will be a Tier Three sex offender for the rest of his life.

In August, Dirando pled guilty to two first degree felony counts of rape and was scheduled to be sentenced in September but didn't show up in court. 

Dirando was arrested on a warrant on October 5.  The court revoked his bond, and Dirando has been in the county jail since then.

Dirando was originally arrested in June of 2021 and held on a $1 million bond for a rape that took place in May of 2021 in Weathersfield Township. After his indictment, his bond was reduced to $50,000.

 

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