MAHONING COUNTY, Ohio - A Mahoning County judge is weighing whether or not to suppress evidence in the trial of Mark Parker, who is accused of kidnapping and rape of a teenage girl in Boardman in 2024.

The Boardman case alleges Parker forced the teen into his vehicle at a WRTA bus stop, threatening her with what looked to be a gun in his pocket. The victim says Parker kidnapped her, drove toward Youngstown and eventually forced her to engage in sexual acts with him.

The defense team for Parker argued in a Thursday suppression hearing that photos used of Parker during a suspect line-up were unfairly suggestive, targeting him as the suspect. Parker's defense added that his photo was the only one in the line-up that fit the description of the assailant in the Boardman case.

The prosecut

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