YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - A Cortland man has been sentenced to 27 years in prison on multiple charges pertaining to sex crimes against children.

Twenty-six-year-old Donavin Chipps was sentenced on charges of rape, sexual battery, unlawful sexual conduct with a minor and two counts of gross sexual imposition.

The charges stem from numerous incidents that occurred between 2014 and 2015, where Chipps raped and sexually assaulted several victims ranging from the ages of six to 14 years old.

Chipps pled guilty to these charges in February of 2023.

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