Odin Rathnam has been offered 15 to 30 years in prison to avoid a life sentence if he pleads guilty to 28 charges of child rape and sexual abuse
Odin Rathnam, a former concertmaster of the Harrisburg Symphony and faculty member at Cleveland State University, has been offered a 15- to 30-year prison sentence if he pleads guilty to 28 charges of child rape and sexual abuse, which occurred over eleven years from 2008 and 2019 in multiple locations in Pennsylvania.
Should Rathnam not accept the deal, he will receive a life sentence, plus 70 years in state prison if convicted.
The victim reported the abuse in May 2024 and the crimes allegedly started when the victim was six years old.
Ratham, 59, was arrested at his residence in Ohio in July 2024. He is charged with one count of child rape resulting in serious bodily injury, seven more counts of child rape, aggravated indecent assault, unlawful contact with a minor, and more, for a total of 21 felony and seven misdemeanour counts.
Prosecutors have given Rathnam until the end of March to decide if he will take the plea deal or fight the charges at trial.
Rathnam served as concertmaster of the Harrisburg Symphony from 1991 to 2012. His employment at Cleveland State University was terminated following his arrest last year.
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