UPDATE: A Signal Mountain man is behind bars following a 52-count indictment on child sex crime charges earlier this week.

The indictment, which was handed down by a grand jury on Tuesday, June 3, charges 39-year-old Stephen Elliott Rapaport with the following:

Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Minor x 4

Aggravated Rape of a Child x 12

Aggravated Sexual Battery x 12

Incest x 12

Especially Aggravated Sexual Exploitation of Minor x 12

Detectives said in January of 2025 that they got a tip, accusing Rapaport of sexually abusing a child and recording the incident.

Rapaport was arrested on child sex crime charges on January 9 and his case was sent to a grand jury on January 17.

Following the indictment, Rapaport was booked again at the Hamilton County Jail and Detention Center, where he re

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