Xenia Man Appears In Court On Rape Charges

A Xenia man made his first court appearance on charges that he raped a girl under the age of 10. Dale Tobin, 66, was arrested on Thursday and is now being held in jail.

Tobin was charged with 15 counts of rape and 15 counts of gross sexual imposition. Authoritie said the alleged assaults happened at a home in Xenia.

Tobin spoke with visiting judge Jack Manning and said he is retired, lives on Social Security and cannot afford an attorney. The judge ordered Tobin to be held on a $100,000 bond.

His case is expected to be heard by a grand jury within the next 10 days. The judge said if Tobin is not able to come up with the bond money, he will be placed on house arrest.