A Portsmouth, Ohio man, was sentenced to more than 30 years in prison for his role in a 2020 kidnapping and sexual assault case, federal prosecutors said.
Charles Glorioso, 53, was sentenced to a total of 414 months in prison Monday, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Kentucky.
According to testimony at his trial, Glorioso and Nathan Welch kidnapped a woman at knifepoint in July 2020 and forced her to drive from Portsmouth to Greenup County, Kentucky, where she testified that she was physically and sexually assault, the news release said.
The victim was eventually allowed to leave, traveling back across the river on foot where she reported the incident to police, the news release said. She was taken to a local hospital and treated for multiple injuries.
Police later found her vehicle abandoned in Greenup County, along with her belt, a shoe and a knife allegedly used in the kidnapping, prosecutors said.
In addition to that conviction, Glorioso had pleaded guilty previously to two counts of possession of contraband while incarcerated. He was convicted in March 2022.
Welch was convicted for his role in December 2021 and sentenced in March to 384 months in prison and three years of supervised release.
Under federal law, Glorioso must serve 85% of his prison sentence. Upon his release, he will be under the supervision of the U.S. Probation Office for five years.