A Perrysburg Township man was sentenced to more than 22 years in prison Thursday afternoon after being
convicted of multiple charges, including two counts of rape, by a Wood County jury.
The sentencing concluded the two-day trial of Albert Tajblik, 56.
Tajblik was found guilty of two counts of rape, each carrying 10 years in prison; one count of abduction,
carrying three months in prison; one count of disruption of public service, carrying 12 months in
prison; and one count of assault, carrying 180 days in jail. Each of the sentences are to be served
consecutively, amounting to a total of 22 years and six months.
He was acquitted of a third count of rape, as well as a felonious assault charge; he was found guilty of
the assault count instead.
The charges stemmed from an April 13 incident at the residence he shared at the time with the 47-year-old
female victim in the Village Green Mobile Home Park on Reitz Road.
The prosecution had argued that Tajblik engaged in multiple sexual assaults of his victim during the
incident, and had kept her from leaving the premises or using her cell phone for hours.
The jury heard lengthy, graphic and at times emotional testimony in court about the incident. At one
point testimony was stopped and a brief recess called in order for the victim to regain her composure on
the witness stand.
"We have corroboration of what (she) told you," Prosecuting Attorney Gwen Howe-Gebers said
during her closing argument, referring to certain points of testimony.
The relationship and daily activities of the victim and Tajblik proved a focal point in the case.
Howe-Gebers cautioned the jury that "you may not agree with or like the lifestyle (the victim)
leads, but that is not why you’re here, ladies and gentlemen."
In his closing Defense Attorney T. Hamilton Noll said "from an objective perspective, I think what
you heard was a day in the life of (the victim and Tajblik) and what they were into."
Among his arguments, Noll said that bruises on the victim’s arms didn’t reflect that she was held down,
but could have been dragged into bed by Tajblik while intoxicated.
"What you have received in this courtroom is not the quality of evidence" necessary to convict,
he said.
"He’s holding her against her will, ladies and gentlemen," Howe-Gebers said in rebuttal.
"She described how she was terrorized throughout the whole thing, in fear the entire evening."
The jury deliberated for approximately four hours before coming back with the verdict. The case proceeded
directly to sentencing afterwards.