Local business owner charged with photographing, raping minor
January 24, 2022
An Adamsville man is behind bars after being accused and charged with sexual crimes against at least two minors.
Marc Worden, 41-years-old, could face multiple decades in prison on the felony charges, if convicted. He has yet to be indicted by a Muskingum County Grand Jury.
According to a criminal complaint filed in Muskingum County Court, Worden sexually assaulted two underage persons last summer.
On June 6, 2021, Worden is accused of not only photographing a 17-year-old nude, but then raping the teen.
Then over the course of multiple days in July of that same summer, Worden is accused of raping another 17-year-old teen.
Court records indicate that Worden has been previously charged with having an open container, disorderly conduct and having a weapon while intoxicated.
Multiple individuals who spoke to Y-City News on the condition that their identities not be revealed stated that Worden has been previously accused of providing alcohol to minors. We were unable to locate any criminal charges verifying those accusations.
Worden operates a local business, Marc’s Lawn Care. According to those same individuals, he often had teenagers working for him.
Charges were filed on Friday, January 21, and Worden was arrested by county deputies the following day. He is currently being housed in the Zanesville City Jail.
Anyone with additional information or knowledge of other potential victims is asked to contact the Muskingum County Sheriff’s Office at (740) 452-3637.
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Jeannette Fitch • Jan 25, 2022 at 2:51 am
Get your facts straight before going around trying to destroy people’s lives. So what this person has a few misdemeanors they are from yrs ago in his past has nothing to do with this crimes he is charged with and doesn’t mean he is guilty whatsoever…..I lived in Adamsville for 4 yrs he was a volunteer fire chief he always did a lot of good things for that community….YCity published an article back in July when a family lost their home due to a fire Marc Worden could be contacted he was raising funds for the family affected……He had over 60 yards he mowed every summer no one ever complained anyone he hired to weed eat when he mowed whether it was a young or old person…..Every winter I saw him use his own truck with a snow blade to clear the roads in Adamsville he cleared my driveway free of charge……As the Assistant Fire Chief he was involved with teaching fire safety to kids at the fire station and Adamsville Elementary he was always trustworthy around kids. These are the facts what I know of him