Man charged in rape of 3-year-old in Grandview Heights

GRANDVIEW HEIGHTS, Ohio (WCMH) – A Columbus man has been arrested after allegations of a sexual assault involving a 3-year-old girl surfaced in Grandview Heights.

According to the Grandview Division of Police, an investigation was launched in July for an alleged sexual assault that took place the previous month against a juvenile.

Court documents state that on July 18, the mother of the victim called the Grandview Heights Division of Police to report that Alan Lichti performed a sexual act on her 3-year-old daughter in June.

Detectives interviewed the witness numerous times and discovered that additional sexual related contact had allegedly occurred at unspecified times. Evidence collected included electronic communication that corroborated the mother’s statements and on Aug. 5, the child was interviewed at the Child Advocacy Center.

Lichit, 40, was arrested Thursday on one count of rape of a child less than 13 years of age and taken to the Franklin County Jail.

On Friday, a Franklin County Municipal Court judge issued Lichit a $200,000 bond and granted a temporary protection order against him. A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for Aug. 15.

Grandview Heights police said it expects additional charges to be filed at a later date and ask that anyone with additional information regarding the investigation to call 614-488-7901.