Man accused of sexually abusing girl for 7 years in Montgomery County

Montgomery County Common Pleas Court. JIM NOELKER/STAFF FILE

Credit: JIM NOELKER

Credit: JIM NOELKER

Montgomery County Common Pleas Court. JIM NOELKER/STAFF FILE
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Feb 23, 2026
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A man accused of sexually abusing a girl for around seven years is facing charges in Montgomery County.

A grand jury indicted Joshua R. Younker, 38, on two counts each of rape of a person younger than 10 and gross sexual imposition of a person younger than 13 in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court.

Younker, of Dayton, is scheduled to be arraigned March 5. He is held in the Montgomery County Jail.

Joshua Ryan Younker. Photo courtesy Miami Valley Jails.

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The Oakwood Public Safety Department received a referral from Montgomery County Children Services, according to the Montgomery County Prosecutor’s Office.

An incident report from Oakwood police showed the investigation began Aug. 13 when the girl was 13d.

Younker is accused of sexually assaulting the girl from around 2012 to 2019, the prosecutor’s office said. Younker and the girl were known to each other.

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