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Wanted man turns self in for rape

Staff Report

MUSKINGUM COUNTY— A New Concord man turned himself in after being wanted for multiple offenses, including rape, sexual imposition and sexual battery.

The Muskingum County Sheriff’s Office says Michael A. Bell turned himself in around 4 p.m. on Wednesday. Bell, 48, had been listed on the sheriff's office's most wanted.

He is charged on a suspicion of three counts of rape, four counts of gross sexual imposition and three counts of sexual battery.