Richard Keenan served as mayor of Hubbard, Ohio (Picture: Trumbull County Sheriff’s Office)

A former city mayor has admitted to the rape of a four-year-old girl but claims she was a ‘willing participant’ who initiated sex, according to reports.

Richard Keenan, a ‘dedicated’ Christian who served as mayor of Hubbard, Ohio, in 2010 and 2011, faces multiple counts of rape and attempted rape of a child.

He confessed to members of his family and a social worker that he was guilty of abuse over a three-year period, but claims his four-year-old victim ‘initiated sex’, the Youngstown Vindicator reports.

Keenan will stand trial in April next year (Picture: Google)

His admissions were made during group discussions at a hospital. He later checked himself into a psychiatric clinic because he was suicidal.




A judge must now decide if Keenan’s confessions are admissible in court.

Keenan is due to stand trial in April next year.

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