Rape Suspect Indicted by Grand Jury; Pleads Not Guilty

A Kent man accused of raping two men in the past two months has been indicted on the charges by a Portage County grand jury.

Giovanni D. Levy, 29, of 1605 S. Water St., apartment 10, was indicted on charges of rape, aggravated burglary and two counts of sexual imposition Thursday.

He pleaded not guilty to the charges in the indictment this morning in Portage County Common Pleas Judge Laurie Pittman's court, the Record-Courier reported this afternoon.

According to Levy's indictment, the 20-year-old rape victim was assaulted Aug. 21. The victim of the sexual imposition charge, also 20, was assaulted twice on Sept. 3 , according to the indictment.

The ability of both victims to consent or resist is substantially impaired due to mental or physical disabilities, according to court records.

The aggravated burglary charge is connected to the Sept. 3 incidents. Prosecutors claim Levy trespassed at a house on South Lincoln Street by "force stealth or deception ... with purpose to commit therein a criminal offense," according to the indictment.

The alleged rape took place at 210 E. College Ave.

Levy has previously been convicted on sexual imposition charges and is listed as a registered sex offender on the Portage County Sheriff's Office website.

The Akron native told police he works as a cashier at Kent's near the campus. He is not registered as a student at Kent State, according to the university.

He is being held on a $3 million cash bond, the Daily Kent Stater reported.