Sandusky police arrested a University of Pennsylvania student and temporary Cedar Point employee named Domenico Grace-Iacovetta on rape charges Saturday night. Grace-Iacovetta is accused of raping a 14-year-old fellow employee.

According to the Sandusky Register, the 20-year-old college student was working at Cedar Point to raise funds for his fraternity, Phi Kappa Tau, as a game stand attendant when he met his alleged victim. 

The victim, a Sandusky native, told police Grace-Iacovetta raped her Saturday night in a Cedar Point apartment. After coming back to his room with a group post-shift, Grace-Iacovetta allegedly forced himself on her once others had left.

After the incident, she told her mother who then informed police. The girl was taken to Firelands Regional Medical Center for a sexual assault exam while Grace-Iacovetta was arrested around 11 p.m. He is being held on $25,000 bail.

Since Saturday, he has also been arraigned and pleaded not guilty to the first-degree felony charge of rape. 

This article appears in Oct 14-20, 2015.

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8 replies on “Cedar Point Worker Arrested for Allegedly Raping 14-Year-Old Co-Worker”

  2. Well being a former cedar point employee this just disgust me. But also leads me to wonder why this 14 year old girl was allowed past the security booths at commons and bayside because during housing training they state no one under the age of 18 will be allowed with out a legal guardian or parents… We see that the rule obviously dosnt apply so I feel like this would have never happened if the security in the booth actually did there job!

  3. First off, these fundraisers have temporary housing passes. Secondly, if scanned in before midnight, minors can get into housing. These are both true statements as I have been working there since May.

  4. Not belittling the accusation, but how can she be an employee at 14? Don’t you have to be 15 for employment in Ohio?

  5. 14 year olds can work at cedar point. They just have more regulation on the amount of hours and breaks they have

  6. Ohio Minor Labor Law
    ORC Chapter 4109: Employment Of Minors

    “Minor” Any person less than 18 years of age who has not obtained a high school diploma or its equivalence and/or individuals subject to the exemptions contained within section 4109.06.

    “Record Requirements” Every employer shall post in a conspicuous place frequented by minors a printed abstract of the minor labor laws, furnished by the Wage and Hour Division, and a complete listing of all minors employees which shall contain at a minimum the minors name, age, date of birth and occupation. Ohio Board of Education authorizing the minor to be employed by a particular establishment. Minors must be at least 14 years of age to obtain a work permit. Work permits can be deemed by the school superintendent. A new work permit must be issued each time the minor changes employment. Within 3 days of termination of employment the work permit shall be returned to the issuing authority. Also upon termination, payment for any and all wages must be received by the minor by the next regularly scheduled pay period.

    During summer months when school is not in session, 16 and 17 year old minors are not required to obtain work permits, provided that the employer maintains proof of age and a signed statement from their parent or guardian consent to their proposed employment.

    “Minor Wage Agreement” An agreement, prepared in duplicate, as to the wages and or compensation the minor shall receive for each day, week, month, year, or per piece. Sample agreements are available from the Bureau, upon request. No employer shall reduce the wage of any minor without giving him written notice of at least 24 hours prior to the reduction. Copies of the Minor Wage Agreement are available here.

    “Wage Withholding” No employer shall retain or withhold wages or any part thereof because of presumed negligence, failure to comply with rules, breakage of machinery, or alleged incompetence to produce any standard of merit.

    “Break Requirement”All minors are required to have a 30 minute uninterrupted break when working more than 5 consecutive hours which must be documented as stated above.

    “Employment Hours”
    Minors 14 and 15

    When school is IN session minors 14 & 15 cannot be employed before 7:00 a.m. or after 7:00 p.m.; work more than 3 hours on any School Day; work more than 18 hours in any School Week; work during school hours, unless employment is incidental to bona fide vocational training program.

    When school is NOT in session minors 14 & 15 cannot be employed before 7:00 a.m. or after 9:00 p.m.; work more than 8 hours per day; work more than 40 hours per week.

    Minors 16 and 17

    When school is IN session minors 16 & 17 cannot be employed before 7:00 a.m. or 6:00 a.m. if not employed after 8:00 p.m. the previous night; or after 11:00 p.m. Sunday through Thursday. There is no limitation in hours per day or week.

    When school is NOT in session minors 16 & 17 have no limitation as to the starting and ending time and no limitation in hours per day or week.

    Prohibited Occupations

    Certain occupations are considered hazardous to minors and minors are prohibited from working in those occupations. For further information on Prohibited Occupations for Minors.

    The above is a summary of ORC Chapter 4109. This summary does not include all of the requirements of Ohio’s minor labor laws. Persons should refer to Chapter 4109 for specific requirements applicable to them, or contact the Division of Industrial Compliance & Labor, Wage and Hour Bureau. information on this site is believed to be accurate but is not guaranteed. The State of Ohio disclaims any liability for any errors or omissions.

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  7. If this 20 year old was working at the pint to raise funds for his fraternity, then he was NOT a Cedar Point employee. Him and his group were there for the weekend only. They are issued temporary ids and temporary housing. They are given seperate uniforms and name tags that differentiate them from the actual employees.

    That being said, this was an absolutely horrible event to happen. These local kids that work at the Point are great kids. They give up their summer to work and earn some money. They work very hard and normally given the crap jobs that nobody elae wants to do. This girl will have to live with the fact that she was violated in such a manner for the rest of her life. She will have trist issues for the rest of her life. She will need the full support of her family, her friends, the park and the community.

    This monster that perpetuated this heinious crime needs to be fully prosecuted and labeled a sex offender for the rest of his life. His organization needs to be banned from EVER participating in an event at Cedar Point ever again. Do not anyone escape this.

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