Crime

Jackson County jury convicts man of raping a 13-year-old child

A 32-year-old Kansas City man was found guilty Tuesday of raping a 13-year-old child, according to Jackson County prosecutors.

A jury convicted Antoine L. Ellis guilty on two counts of first-degree statutory rape and one count of child enticement, the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office said in a news release Wednesday.

A grand jury had indicted Ellis in July 2017.

He is scheduled to be sentenced at 3:30 p.m. May 9.

Robert A. Cronkleton
The Kansas City Star
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