--- description: An Ohio father who is accused of taking sexually explicit photos of his naked toddler has been indicted on rape and other charges. title: Ohio Dad Indicted for Rape After Thrift Store Finds Nude Photos in Donated Tote Bag image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Ohio Dad Indicted for Rape After Thrift Store Finds Nude Photos in Donated Tote Bag  by [Melissa Chan](/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 7, 2016 11:28 PM CUT  by [Melissa Chan](/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 7, 2016 11:28 PM CUT An Ohio father who is accused of taking sexually explicit photos of his naked toddler has been indicted on rape and other charges, [a prosecutor said Monday](http://prosecutor.franklincountyohio.gov/media/press-release.cfm?pressID=478 "undefined"). Gary Allen Sovie, 48, allegedly took photos of his 18-month-old daughter in “various states of nudity” in his Grove City home during a two-month period in 1999, Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O’Brien said in a statement. One of the images “depicted sexual activity,” O’Brien said. Salvation Army employees in a Columbus thrift store found the nude photos and pieces of Sovie’s mail in a tote bag that was recently donated, according to the [Associated Press](http://bigstory.ap.org/article/5c461e60fb394f918661f84e78cb9cba/man-indicted-after-thrift-shop-finds-rape-photos-tote-bag "undefined"). Sovie allegedly told police he is a “sick person,” the AP reports. He has been indicted with rape, pandering sexually oriented matter involving a minor and illegally using a minor in nudity-oriented material. Sovie faces at least 50 years in prison if convicted, authorities said. He is set to be arraigned Wednesday in downtown Columbus, Ohio. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4360744/ohio-dad-nude-photos-daughter/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4360744/ohio-dad-nude-photos-daughter/"},"headline":"Ohio Dad Indicted for Rape After Thrift Store Finds Nude Photos in Donated Tote Bag","datePublished":"2016-06-07T23:28:58.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-31T09:45:28.353Z","description":"One of the images 'depicted sexual activity'","url":"https://time.com/4360744/ohio-dad-nude-photos-daughter/","keywords":["Crime"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Chan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-chan/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4360744/ohio-dad-nude-photos-daughter/","name":"Ohio Dad Indicted for Rape After Thrift Store Finds Nude Photos in Donated Tote Bag"}}]}] ```