An Akron man has been found guilty of repeatedly raping two girls under age 10.

Summit County jurors found 26 year-old Daniel Austin of Hillman Road guilty of 18 felony charges of rape and gross sexual imposition.

Prosecutors say a teenage girl disclosed that Austin raped her daily starting at age 5 until age 10. That girl's cousin said she was also raped by Austin over an eight-year period.

Austin will be sentenced in March. Prosecutors say seven of the eight rape counts require a mandatory life sentence.

(Summit County Prosecutor's Office, news release) Summit County Prosecutor Sherri Bevan Walsh announced today that a Summit County jury found Daniel Austin, 26, of Hillman Road in Akron, guilty of repeatedly raping two girls under the age of 10.

Jurors found Austin guilty of the following charges:

Eight counts of Rape – felonies of the 1st degree
Ten counts of Gross Sexual Imposition – felonies of the 3rd degree

Late last year, the teenaged victim disclosed that Austin raped her every day from the time she was 5-years-old until she was 10-years-old. The teen's cousin also disclosed she was repeatedly raped by Austin over a period of eight years.
Summit County Common Pleas Court Judge Thomas Parker is scheduled to sentence Austin on March 8, 2016 at 1pm. Seven of the rape convictions carry a mandatory life sentence.