EAST LIVERPOOL, Ohio - A sentencing date has been scheduled for an East Liverpool man who was charged with raping a child.

According to Columbiana County Assistant Prosecutor Steve Yacovone, 41-year-old Brian McCune will be sentenced on June 13 after pleading guilty to one count of rape and one count of gross sexual imposition.

According to an indictment, the incidents occurred between October of 2014 and December of 2015. The victim would have been eight and nine years old during the incidents.

This follows a status conference that was scheduled for Thursday, March 21. Back in August of 2023, McCune was deemed competent to stand trial after a competency evaluation was ordered.

A jury trial was originally scheduled for October 16, but this was canceled when a motion for a second evaluation was granted. McCune pled guilty to his charges at a Thursday status conference.