Alleged library foot kisser indicted

A grand jury has accused a man of sucking on a woman's toe at the public library in nearby Boardman after he asked to kiss her feet to see her reaction as part of a sociology project. A Mahoning County grand jury has charged Joseph Colella, 28, of suburban Poland Township, on a charge of gross sexual imposition. If convicted, he could be face up to 1 1/2 years in prison and a $5,000 fine. A 27-year-old woman told police that on July 11 Colella asked to kiss her feet. She turned him down but said she relented when he repeatedly insisted, and he began kissing her foot and then sucked on a toe. She pulled her foot away and the man asked her reaction, to which she replied she was freaked out. The woman left to clean her foot and he was gone when she returned. She called police and picked him out of a photo lineup. Detective Michelle DiMartino said Colella also was a suspect in a similar case in 2000. Colella could not be reached for comment. A message seeking comment was left Tuesday at his home.