Convicted rapist's sentencing to take place in Stoddard County

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- The sentencing phase for a Stoddard County man convicted of a 2012 rape will take place in the county.

Stephen Clark Rendleman was convicted in Franklin County in May of forcible rape with aggravating acts, forcible sodomy and armed criminal action, kidnapping, felonious restraint, two counts of assault of a law enforcement officer in the first degree, property damage and resisting arrest.

Stoddard County Prosecuting Attorney Russell Oliver said Rendleman's sentencing hearing will be at 1:30 p.m. July 15.

On June 16, Rendleman's attorney filed a motion for a new trial, but the request was denied because of Rendleman's prior criminal history, which includes two rape convictions.

Oliver explained the only possible sentence in the case is life without the possibility of parole. Rendleman is set to receive that sentence for the forcible rape and forcible sodomy charges. For kidnapping, he faces 10 years to life in prison. For assault on a law enforcement officer, he faces 15 years. For the armed criminal action conviction, there is no limit on the possible sentence.