Cleveland, OH - Cleveland man sentenced to 26 years in prison for administering group that shared images of toddlers being tortured and sexually assaulted

A Cleveland man was sentenced to more than 26 years in prison for administering a group that shared images of toddlers being tortured and sexually assaulted.

Brian C. Keeling, 34, was sentenced to 320 months in prison by U.S. D... More...   $0 (06-15-2017 - OH)

Iraephraim Underwood appeals his conviction of one count of
crossing a state line with intent to engage in a sexual act with his step-granddaughter, a minor, in
violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2241(c), and one count of transporting his step-granddaughter in
No. 16-3548 United States v. Underwood Page 2
interstate commerce with the intent that such person engage in unlawful sexual activity... More...   $0 (06-14-2017 - OH)

On March 26, 2015, Stanforth was indicted on one count of importuning in
violation of R.C. 2907.07, a third-degree felony, and two counts of gross sexual imposition in
violation of R.C. 2907.05, both third-degree felonies. The indictment alleged that between
Clermont CA2016-07-052 June 1, 2014 and November 23, 2014, Stanforth sexually abused seven-year-old P.E. and
eight-year-... More...   $0 (06-03-2017 - OH)

Mr. Bussle was charged by an indictment filed July 14, 2015. He pleaded
not guilty July 16, 2015. The matter came on for bench trial February 2, 2016. The
facts are taken from the trial transcript.
{¶3} On the evening of October 12, 2013, Mr. Bussle was hosting a party in the
basement of his parents’ house in Ravenna, Ohio, where he lived. Alcohol and drugs
were plenti... More...   $0 (06-03-2017 - OH)

As of January 2015, appellant lived on Traymore Boulevard in Eastlake,
Lake County, Ohio, a residence near the home of a woman whom he dated for a brief
period and with whom he remained friends. This friend’s ten-year-old daughter, M.H.,
would visit appellant’s residence from time to time to watch movies. M.H.’s ten-year-old
friend, T.M., would sometimes accompany her.
{... More...   $0 (06-03-2017 - OH)

On April 26, 2016, plaintiff-appellee, State of Ohio, obtained an arrest warrant for Lipkins and charged him with one count of assault in violation of R.C. 2903.13(A), a first-degree misdemeanor. The state additionally charged Lipkins with one count of disorderly conduct in violation of R.C. 2317.11(A), a fourth-degree misdemeanor. The charges related to an altercation Lipkins had on April 23, 2... More...   $0 (06-02-2017 - OH)

Kahn has a history of sex crimes convictions. In 1977, he was convicted of
attempted gross sexual imposition (“GSI”) after he sexually molested a four-year-old girl.
In 1980, he was convicted of GSI after sexually molesting a ten-year-old girl. In 1989,
Kahn was convicted of felonious assault. It is not clear whether his victim was male or
female. Nevertheless, in 1991, he... More...   $0 (06-02-2017 - OH)

Appellant was indicted for pandering obscenity involving a minor. 5/14/15 Indictment. The first two counts of the indictment were for violations of R.C. 2907.321(A)(2)(C), pandering obscenity involving a minor, second-degree felonies. Counts three through seventeen were for violations of R.C. 2907.321(A)(5)(C), pandering obscenity involving a minor, fourth-degree felonies. {¶4} In March 2016, A... More...   $0 (06-01-2017 - OH)

On March 2, 2016, Swisher was indicted for Rape in violation of R.C.
2907.02(A)(2), a felony of the first degree. Swisher pled not guilty to the charge
and his case proceeded to a jury trial, which was held November 7-8, 2016.
{¶3} At trial, the State presented the testimony of nine witnesses including
the alleged victim, S.B., who was 14 years old when the sexual assault occ... More...   $0 (05-31-2017 - OH)

At the time of the incident forming the basis of this case, Davis lived in
Seneca County with his girlfriend, Jessica Slater (“Slater”), and three of her
children. Trial Tr. 102. Davis’s house was down the street from Jeremy Sauber’s
(“Sauber”) family, and Slater would frequently ask Sauber’s fourteen-year-old
daughter (“TS”) to babysit her children. Id. at 85, 104, 125, 146... More...   $0 (05-31-2017 - OH)

Defendant-appellant Trashon McCray appeals the judgment of the
Hamilton County Common Pleas Court convicting him, after a jury trial, of murder,
felonious assault, and two counts of having a weapon while under a disability.
Finding no merit to his assignments of error, we affirm the trial court’s judgment.
{¶2} On March 21, 2014, at the end of the school day, students walked f... More...   $0 (05-31-2017 - OH)

Mr. Lewis and his former girlfriend, the victim in this matter, began dating in
2007 and lived together at various points in time. Mr. Lewis described their relationship in
positive terms and indicated that the two were still communicating and working on their
problems when the incident giving rise to this appeal occurred. Meanwhile, the victim testified
that she had tried re... More...   $0 (05-14-2017 - OH)

In August 2015, Pendergrass and his codefendant, Nathaniel Adams, were
indicted on multiple charges stemming from a rape that occurred in 2003. The charges
included several counts of rape, complicity to commit rape, aggravated robbery, and
kidnapping. All charges included one- and three-year firearm specifications. Several
counts included a sexually violent predator specif... More...   $0 (05-14-2017 - OH)

On July 2, 2015, Appellant and co-defendant Peggy Sue Horstman were jointly indicted for rape of a child under the age of ten. See R.C. 2907.02(A)(1)(b),(B). The indictment alleged the sexual conduct occurred on or about February 1, 2015 through May 1, 2015; the child was approximately ten months old at the beginning of this time range. A motion for severance was mooted by Horstman’s guilty ple... More...   $0 (05-14-2017 - OH)

This is a consolidated appeal from two Athens County Common Pleas Court
judgments. In case number 15CA33, the jury found Mark Anthony Butcher, defendant below and
appellant herein, guilty of (1) aggravated burglary, in violation of R.C. 2911.11(A)(1), and (2)
trespass in a habitation, in violation of R.C. 2911.12(B). The trial court merged the two offenses
and sentenced appel... More...   $0 (05-12-2017 - OH)

The testimony and exhibits at trial indicate that Berry entered the
victim’s home on the night of March 13, 2015 without a key and without permission
to be in the home. (Apr. 11-14, 2016 Tr., Vol. III, at 440). He put his hand over the
victim’s mouth to stop her from screaming, pulled her off the couch, put handcuffs
on her, and pushed her upstairs. (Id. at 441-43). Once t... More...   $0 (04-30-2017 - OH)

This case stems from allegations that White sexually abused (1) his
granddaughter, K.W., in 2007 and 2008, when K.W. was less than 10 years of age,
(2) his daughter, C.C., between 1995 and 1996, when C.C. was 12 or 13 years old,
and (3) two girls that White and his wife, Linda White (“Linda”), babysat, A.M. and
K.M. (See Doc. No. 1); (Aug. 9, 2016 Tr., Vol. I, at 150). It was... More...   $0 (04-30-2017 - OH)

On November 18, 2015, Wilkie was indicted in trial court case number
2015-CR-0133 for two counts of Pandering Obscenity Involving a Minor in
violation of R.C. 2907.321(A)(2), both felonies of the second degree (Counts 1 and
3), and three counts of Pandering Obscenity Involving a Minor in violation of R.C.
2907.321(A)(5), all felonies of the fourth degree (Counts 2, 4, 5). A s... More...   $0 (04-30-2017 - OH)

Columbus, OH - Jury Convicts 2 Steubenville Brothers of Running Heroin Ring

A United States District Court jury convicted Frederick A. McShan, 37, and David McShan, 42, both of Steubenville, Ohio, of running a Steubenville-area heroin-trafficking organization.

Specifically, Frederick McShan was convicted of one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than on... More...   $0 (03-16-2017 - OH)

Arlington, OH - Teen Convicted of Rape

The State of Ohio charged Kyle McDowell, age 19, with three counts of first-degree rape, fourth-degree gross sexual imposition and kidnapping with a sexual motivation for sexually assaulting a former Arlington High School classmate in 2014.... More...   $0 (11-19-2016 - OH)

Columbus, OH - Massage Parlor Owner Sentenced for Sex Trafficking of Illegal Aliens

Hui Li, 47, of Columbus was sentenced to one year and one day in prison for promoting prostitution involving aliens unauthorized to work in the United States through massage parlors she owned in Columbus and Dublin, Ohio.

Benjamin C. Glassman, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern Distric... More...   $0 (09-16-2016 - OH)

Columbus, OH - Jury Convicts Northern Ohio Felon of Illegally Possessing a Firearm

Richard Jerel Doyle, 32, of Brooklyn, Ohio was found guilty of illegally possessing a firearm when Columbus Police arrested him in March 2016.

A Columbus Police officer arrested Doyle on March 18, 2016 after a victim called police and said that Doyle drove up next to her while she was walking along... More...   $0 (09-28-2016 - OH)

Dayton, OH - Clark County Man Pleads Guilty to Producing, Distributing Child Pornography

James Edward Risner III, 34, of New Carlisle, Ohio pleaded guilty to producing and distributing child pornography involving a seven-year old victim.

According to court documents, Risner engaged in various sexual activities with the victim at his home and business between July 2015 and Novembe... More...   $0 (09-15-2016 - OH)

Columbus, OH - Massage Parlor Owner Sentenced for Sex Trafficking of Illegal Aliens

Hui Li, 47, of Columbus was sentenced to one year and one day in prison for promoting prostitution involving aliens unauthorized to work in the United States through massage parlors she owned in Columbus and Dublin, Ohio.

Benjamin C. Glassman, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern Distric... More...   $0 (09-21-2016 - OH)

In March 2014, Exon was indicted for robbery, in violation of R.C.
2911.02(A)(2). The charges stemmed from the robbery of a Speedway gas station in
Springfield on February 16, 2014. Exon was arrested in May 2014. At the time of his
arrest, there were warrants for his arrest in several other cases.
{¶ 4} A jury trial in this matter was scheduled for September 10, 2014. The d... More...   $0 (04-25-2016 - OH)

COLUMBUS, Ohio – A federal grand jury has charged J’Vonta C. Buckley, 25, of Columbus, Ohio, with charges related to human trafficking and child pornography in an indictment returned in Columbus, Ohio.

Carter M. Stewart, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and members of the Central Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force, including Columb... More...   $0 (12-22-2015 - OH)

The Cincinnati Police Department arrested Heath on August 10, 2005, for possession of
32.69 grams of crack cocaine and a Kel-Tec P-11 9mm pistol. On August 16, 2006, a grand jury
indicted Heath on charges of possession of crack cocaine with intent to distribute, possession of a
firearm by a felon, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug-trafficking offense. The
g... More...   $0 (01-21-2016 - OH)

We must first address appellee's contention that the appellants' claims are barred by R.C. 4123.74. R.C. 4123.74 provided, in pertinent part, "Employers who comply with section 4123.35 of the Revised Code shall not be liable to respond in damages at common law or by statute for any injury, or occupational disease, or bodily condition, received or contracted by any employee in the course of or ari... More...   $0 (08-21-1991 - OH)

One day before the statute of limitations was to expire, the Cuyahoga County Grand
Jury returned an indictment charging defendant-appellee Demetrius Jones with rape and
kidnapping. Jones filed a motion to dismiss the indictment on grounds of preindictment delay.
He argued that the state’s 20-year delay in bringing the indictment actually prejudiced his ability
to defend the ... More...   $0 (12-31-2015 - OH)

Cleveland, OH - Virginia man convicted on child pornography charges, traveling to Ohio to engage in sex with minor

David W. Vickers, 42, of Leesburg, Virginia, was convicted on three counts: receiving and distributing visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct, enticement, and travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct.

Vickers communicated onlin... More...   $0 (12-03-2015 - OH)

{¶ 1} This is an appeal as of right from a judgment affirming an
aggravated-murder conviction and death sentence. A Mahoning County jury
convicted appellant, Bennie Adams, of aggravated murder in connection with the
rape and murder of Gina Tenney and unanimously recommended a sentence of
death. The trial court accepted the recommendation and sentenced Adams
accordingly. The Sev... More...   $0 (11-29-2015 - OH)

Jason Dean was found guilty of all charged offenses and was sentenced to death for the aggravated murder of Titus Arnold and the attempted murder of six other people. On direct appeal, we reversed Dean's convictions, vacated the death sentence, and remanded the case for a new trial. See State v. Dean, 127 Ohio St.3d 140, 2010-Ohio-5070, 937 N.E.2d 97. In this direct appeal of Dean's convictions u... More...   $0 (11-29-2015 - OH)

In 2011, Blankenship began communicating with M.H. through a social media site called PhoneZoo.com. During an online conversation he told M.H. that he was 21, and she informed him that she was 15. After meeting in person, they began a sexual relationship and had intercourse on two different dates. M.H. reported that it was consensual each time. {¶ 3} A bill of information charged Blankenship w... More...   $0 (11-20-2015 - OH)

{¶1} Defendant-Appellant, Michael Jacobs, appeals the judgment of the Summit
County Court of Common Pleas convicting him of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor and
corrupting another with drugs and sentencing him to a total prison term of four years. For the
reasons that follow, we affirm the trial court’s judgment.
I.
{¶2} The Summit County Grand Jury indicted Jacobs on the f... More...   $0 (10-21-2015 - OH)

In the autumn of 1985, Gina Tenney was a sophomore at Youngstown State University. She lived alone in a second-floor apartment in a converted house on Ohio Avenue in Youngstown. {¶ 5} Adams lived in the same house in a downstairs apartment with his girlfriend, Adena Fedelia. The duplex had an interior common staircase. {¶ 6} Around 1:00 a.m. on December 25, 1985, Tenney was getting ready for bed... More...   $0 (10-04-2015 - OH)

Cleveland, OH - Texas man sentenced to more than 15 years in prison for traveling to Ohio to have sex with 13-year-old girl

A Texas man was sentenced to more than 15 years in prison for traveling to Ohio in an attempt to have sex with what he believed to be a 13-year-old girl.

Samuel E. Condo, Jr., 32, of Arlington, Texas, was sentenced to 188 months in prison by U.S. District Ju... More...   $0 (08-05-2015 - OH)

Plaintiff-Appellant Reza Yazdian is a first-generation Iranian American and nonpracticing
Muslim, who worked as a territory manager for Defendant-Appellee ConMed
Endoscopic Technologies, Inc., for approximately five years. During his tenure at ConMed,
Yazdian received awards, promotions, and praise, but he also had interpersonal problems with
his manager, Timothy Sweatt. In June 20... More...   $0 (07-14-2015 - OH)

Somerville, OH - The State of Ohio charged Ricky L. Marcum, age 45, with rape of a child younger than 10, rape by force or threat of force of a child younger than 10, two counts of gross sexual imposition involving force and two counts of importuning, which is asking a minor for sex.

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Lancaster, MD - The State of Maryland charged Lawrence Stinnett, age 40, with 10 sexual assault felonies including forcing one victim to perfrom oral sodomy at their place of employment. The prosecution produced no physical evidence evidence.

The defense claimed that Defendant's contacts with the complaining witnesses was consensual.

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Petitioner Darryl Gumm is mentally retarded and has an IQ of
approximately 70. He was convicted by an Ohio jury for the kidnapping, attempted rape, and
murder of ten-year-old Aaron Raines. For these crimes, Petitioner was sentenced to death. His
convictions and sentences were affirmed on direct appeal, and his state post-conviction petition
was found to lack merit by the Ohio state... More...   $0 (12-22-2014 - OH)