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An Advance man jailed on his 3rd alleged rape case goes to court in Franklin County

Jun 13, 2012 -- 10:50am

 

An Advance man already convicted twice of rape goes to court in August in Franklin County on a third alleged charge.  51-year-old Steven Rendleman was arrested March 18th after police responded to Liberty Hill Cemetery on Highway-K.  They allegedly found Rendleman in the act of raping an intoxicated woman he took from a local bar.  The suspect was able to speed away but was arrested after his truck got stuck.  He is charged with forcible rape, sodomy, kidnapping, and attempted assault on a law enforcement officer.  His case was shifted to Franklin County.  Rendleman will appear August 28th before Judge Gael Wood in Union to set his trial.  The victim was treated at a hospital.  Rendleman pleaded guilty to rape in 1984 and 1990.

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