A 20-year-old Troy man accused of raping a female acquaintance and holding her against her will was sentenced Monday, May 4, to six years in prison and will be required to register as a sex offender every 90 days for the rest of his life.
Stefan Kuntz was indicted on felony charges of rape and kidnapping and later pleaded guilty to amended charges of attempted rape and attempted kidnapping in Miami County Common Pleas Court.
Troy police said they went to his Todd Lane apartment in December after receiving a call of a disturbance. When officers were unable to get anyone to answer the door, they eventually entered through an unlocked door.
Kuntz came down the stairs, saying nothing was wrong, but the woman following behind him was mouthing the words “help me” to an officer, police said.
Defense lawyer Andy Pratt told Judge Christopher Gee that Kuntz had no prior criminal convictions and throughout the case showed more concern about the victim than himself.
“I want to apologize from the bottom of my heart … for all the pain and suffering I caused,” Kuntz said of the victim and her family. “She did nothing to deserve any of this.”
Gee said he reviewed the victim’s written impact statement on the way to imposing a six-year sentence on each charge, to be served concurrently. The sentence was recommended by prosecutors as part of a plea deal.
Gee said he found Kuntz showed genuine remorse for his actions and added the victim suffered “very serious” psychological harm. The young woman, who knew Kuntz, came to his apartment at his request to try to help him through a difficult time, the judge said.
“This is an extremely serious matter given the impact on this young woman,” Gee said. “The responsibility is yours and the price to pay is yours.”
Kuntz was designated a Tier III sex offender, which requires the life-time registration.