NEW DETAILS: 6 victims in case of man facing 17 rape, kidnapping, assault charges

Bond is set a $700,000 total for two cases.
Joseph Wade Boggs Jr. appeared in front of Butler County Common Pleas Court Judge Greg Stephens on rape, kidnapping, assault and abductions charges Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025 in Hamilton. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF

Credit: Nick Graham

Credit: Nick Graham

Joseph Wade Boggs Jr. appeared in front of Butler County Common Pleas Court Judge Greg Stephens on rape, kidnapping, assault and abductions charges Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025 in Hamilton. NICK GRAHAM/STAFF
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Six victims have been identified in a 17-charge rape, kidnapping and assault case out of Middletown, according to Butler County prosecutors.

Joseph Wade Boggs Jr., 45, of Middletown has been indicted on a total 17 charges, including eight counts of rape, four counts of kidnapping, one count of abduction, one count of strangulation, one count of gross sexual imposition and two misdemeanor counts of assault, according to court records.

All six victims are adults, according to prosecutors. Additional information on the gender of the victims was not given.

Bond was set at $500,000 for the first set of 12 charges in November. A 13th charge of strangulation was added in December.

A separate bond has been set at $200,000 for the second indictment, which includes one count of rape, two counts of kidnapping and one count of gross sexual imposition — all felonies.

A total $700,000 bond would need to be paid for both cases in order for Boggs to be released from Butler County Jail, where he is being held.

Charges stem from incidents ranging from May 2022 to August 2025, according to the November indictment.

Charges from the January, four-count indictment stem from incidents ranging from Nov. 1 through Nov. 30, 2024, and Nov. 12, 2025, two days before Boggs was arrested by Middletown police.

Boggs will be in court Feb. 23 for a plea or trial setting.

If anyone has any information or was a victim, contact Middletown police Det. Connor Kirby at 513-425-7736.

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Bryn Dippold joined the Journal-News staff in March 2025 and primarily covers the city of Middletown. Previously, she was associate editor for Cincy Magazine and worked as freelance copyeditor for Cincinnati CityBeat. She has had bylines in Cincinnati Magazine, The News Record and UC News.