2 rape trials scheduled to begin today in Greene County court

One suspect says case involves consensual sex, college students.

Two separate rape trials are set to begin today in Judge Stephen Wolaver’s courtroom in Greene County Common Pleas Court, and one defendant was previously acquitted of the same charge in an earlier, unrelated case.

Myron Marquice Walker, 20, is charged with rape and gross sexual imposition and has been held in the Greene County Jail since his arrest in October.

A grand jury indicted Walker on the charges on Oct. 20, and he pleaded not guilty on Oct. 27.

The alleged incident came to light the early evening of Jan. 22, when Greene County deputies responded to Greene Memorial Hospital on a possible sex offense, according to the sheriff ’s office report.

A 19-year-old woman reported she had been raped that afternoon at a home on Eavey Street in Xenia Twp., and she underwent a sexual assault examination at the hospital, according to the report.

The sheriff’s office did not release further details, citing an ongoing investigation.

Walker’s attorney Travis Kane said this is a case in which two college students engaged in consensual sex.

“My client has maintained his innocence from the very beginning. He’s been cooperative with law enforcement, and he’s eager to prove his innocence in court,” Kane said.

On Jan. 12, 2017, a jury found Walker not guilty of rape and did not reach a verdict on a charge of gross sexual imposition.

The case stemmed from an unrelated incident that allegedly happened in November 2015 in a Hawthorn Hall dormitory at Wright State University, according to Greene County court records.

Jury selection is scheduled to start first thing this morning, according to Wolaver’s office.

If Walker’s case is delayed, the trial of David P. Coleman, 34, who has been held at the Greene County Jail since his arrest in April 2017, is scheduled to begin with jury selection, according to Wolaver’s office.

On April 28, 2017, a grand jury indicted Coleman on charges of rape, felonious assault and abduction, according to Greene County court records. On May 5, 2017, Coleman pleaded not guilty to the charges, according to the court records.

Coleman’s attorney, William Cass, could not be reached for comment.

Coleman’s trial will have to be rescheduled if Walker’s case gets started as planned, according to Wolaver’s office.