Opening statements began in the trial of 75-year-old Dan McFadden, a Ravenna man accused of 17 counts of raping a young family member. The indictment states that McFadden’s alleged crimes began in 2017 and lasted until May of 2025. The alleged affected children in this case was between the ages of five and 12 years old over the course of these alleged crimes. Prosecutors told the jurors that the evidence will demonstrate a pattern of abuse that persisted for several years.
