MARION, Ohio — A Marion councilmember was indicted by a grand jury for a second time on felony charges related to the rape of a teenager, according to the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office. His wife was also indicted in this case.

Ayers Ratliff , who is a councilman for Ward 2 for the city of Marion, was charged with one count each of rape and abduction and three counts of gross sexual imposition. Heidi Ratliff was charged with two counts each of obstructing justice and endangering children and one count of intimidation of a victim.

A complaint filed in Marion County Municipal Court last year alleged that Ayers raped a girl under the age of 15 at his home. Court documents state that the victim told a friend who reported it to a school guidance counselor the next day, and Marion police w

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