43 sex abuse counts filed

A Canton man arrested last week was charged Dec. 18 with 44 counts of child sex crimes in two different cases.

In one case, Matthew W. Dudte, 51, was charged with rape of a child younger than 14. In the other case, Dudte is charged with rape, 17 counts of aggravated criminal sodomy, 15 counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child younger than 14, two counts of criminal sodomy of a child between ages 14 and 16, five counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child, aggravated incest with a child between ages 14 and 18, aggravated endangering a child, incest, and aggravated indecent liberties with a child between ages 14 and 16.

According to court documents, the alleged crimes took place between July 10, 2009 and December 29, 2022.