Jury finds Anika George, Andre Boynton guilty of 117 charges for luring, rape
Some victims were as young as 9 years old
Anika George
CLEVELAND – Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley announced a jury found Anika George and Andre Boynton guilty of 117 charges for luring and raping several victims as young as 9 years old.
The defendants conspired and planned the kidnapping and rape of the victims during thousands of phone calls that were made while Boynton was serving time in prison.
According to the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s office, on multiple occasions between June 30 and July 27, 2014, George, of North Royalton, traveled to Cleveland to entice young boys ages 9-13 with cash and video games. George brought the victims to her apartment and raped them. She also directed the rape of a 14-year-old female who was developmentally disabled.
George filmed her illicit encounters with the victims on a cellphone under the direction of Boynton, her boyfriend, who was in prison at the time. Boynton instructed George how to video her raping the children and directed her to transfer the videos on a phone SD card. Prison investigators searched Boynton’s prison cell but were unable to locate the SD card. Boynton is serving a life sentence for raping a 14-year-old girl in 2008. The defendants were also found guilty of voyeurism charges. George worked at a nursing home where she took photos of elderly patients at varying stages of undress.
“I don’t think this building has ever seen this level of depravity. The victims ranging from 9- to 89-years-old were preyed upon, manipulated and sexually tortured in indescribable ways,” said O’Malley. “The team of prosecutors along with the investigative team of the Cleveland Police Department, North Central Correctional Institution, Ohio State Highway Patrol and Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force resulted in today’s overwhelming verdict. They deserve to spend the rest of their lives behind bars.”
Sentencing is scheduled on Aug. 25 at 10 a.m.
The defendants conspired and planned the kidnapping and rape of the victims during thousands of phone calls that were made while Boynton was serving time in prison.
According to the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s office, on multiple occasions between June 30 and July 27, 2014, George, of North Royalton, traveled to Cleveland to entice young boys ages 9-13 with cash and video games. George brought the victims to her apartment and raped them. She also directed the rape of a 14-year-old female who was developmentally disabled.
George filmed her illicit encounters with the victims on a cellphone under the direction of Boynton, her boyfriend, who was in prison at the time. Boynton instructed George how to video her raping the children and directed her to transfer the videos on a phone SD card. Prison investigators searched Boynton’s prison cell but were unable to locate the SD card. Boynton is serving a life sentence for raping a 14-year-old girl in 2008. The defendants were also found guilty of voyeurism charges. George worked at a nursing home where she took photos of elderly patients at varying stages of undress.
“I don’t think this building has ever seen this level of depravity. The victims ranging from 9- to 89-years-old were preyed upon, manipulated and sexually tortured in indescribable ways,” said O’Malley. “The team of prosecutors along with the investigative team of the Cleveland Police Department, North Central Correctional Institution, Ohio State Highway Patrol and Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force resulted in today’s overwhelming verdict. They deserve to spend the rest of their lives behind bars.”
Sentencing is scheduled on Aug. 25 at 10 a.m.