Ohio Child Endangerment Law
 

United States of America v. Michael Valentine

Columbus, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with dog fighting & drug distribution.




Michael Valentine, 40, of Bidwell, Ohio, pleaded guilty to two counts of raising and training dogs for the purpose of fighting and five counts related to fentanyl distribution. He was sente... More...
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United States of America v. Michael Valentine

Columbus, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with dogfighting & drug distribution.




A Gallia County man was sentenced to 11 years in prison today after pleading guilty to dogfighting and fentanyl distribution. He will serve nine month... More...
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United States of America v. Justin Foley

Columbus, Ohio Criminal Defense Lawyer represented the Defendant exploiting minors by taking ‘upskirt’ videos at school & in other public places



A former local high school teacher was sentenced to 240 months in prison for crimes related to secretly recording explicit videos of his students... More...
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United States of America v. Anthony Ortiz

Canton, Ohio Criminal Defense Lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Producing Child Pornography



A Canton man was sentenced to more than 27 years in prison for producing child pornography.

Anthony Ortiz, age 24, of Canton, Ohio, was sentenced to 327 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Chri... More...
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United States of America v. Paul G. Fox

Cincinnati, Ohio Criminal Defense Lawyer represented the Defendant a Jackson Woman Sentenced to Prison as Armed Career Criminal



Southern District of Ohio



Paul G. Fox, 48, of Franklin, Ohio was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to 144 months in prison ... More...
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United States of America v. Wesley Muchow


CHAD A. READLER, Circuit Judge. Defendant Wesley Muchow pled guilty to one
count of receiving and distributing visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit
conduct. After weighing the parties’ respective arguments at the sentencing hearing, the district
court sentenced Muchow at the very bottom of the proposed United States Sentencing Guidelines
range. We re... More...
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United States of America v. Wesley Muchow

In many respects, Wesley Muchow lived a life one could be proud of, and certainly not
one that would catch the eye of federal prosecutors. He graduated from high school, was
gainfully employed as a machine operator, and made a home in Bucyrus, a north central Ohio
community located along the historic Lincoln Highway. Muchow had a close bond with his
family, relying on their sup... More...
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United States of America v. Mason Shepherd

NALBANDIAN, Circuit Judge. Mason Shepherd admitted to possessing several
thousand images and videos of child pornography and pleaded guilty to one count of receipt and
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distribution of child pornography under 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(2). The district court sentenced
Shepherd to 96 months in prison and six years of supervised release and al... More...
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United States of America v. Ronald Bedford

This case is one of many that have arisen from the government’s
investigation into a child pornography website known as “Playpen.” Andrew Moorehead was
indicted for possession and receipt of child pornography based on his activity on the website.
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He moved to suppress the evidence against him, arguing that it was obtained... More...
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United States of America v. Andrew Moorehead

This case is one of many that have arisen from the government’s
investigation into a child pornography website known as “Playpen.” Andrew Moorehead was
indicted for possession and receipt of child pornography based on his activity on the website.
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He moved to suppress the evidence against him, arguing that it was obtained... More...
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United States of America v. Benjamin Adu Acheampong

Cincinnati, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with romance-fraud conspiracy and making false statements on a COVID‑relief application.

From January 2019 through July 2021, Benjamin Adu Acheampong, 37, of Fairfield, Ohio, conspired with others to create false online profiles, which the conspirators used to express romantic interest in victims. Once the victi... More...
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United States of America v. Kyle Brackman

Toledo, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with receipt of child pornography.

This case came to the attention of law enforcement after a high school principal in Iowa contacted local police in 2017 after learning a 15-year-old student was communicating with Kyle Brackman, 29, of Delta, Ohio, and the messages were sexual in nature. It was later determined that B... More...
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United States of America v. Ronald Lee Jacobs

Columbus, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with interference with commerce by threat or violence and felony possession and use of a firearm.
Ronald Lee Jacobs, 46, was convicted of six counts of robbery and one count of brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence.

The verdict was announced Monday afternoon following a trial that began on Aug. 7 before Ch... More...
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State of Ohio v. Ella M. Webb

Logan, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with attempted child endangerment, etc.

Ella M. Webb, 62, was charged with four counts of child endangerment, three of them third-degree felonies and one a first-degree misdemeanor.

Webb was one of three individuals charged with caging a small child in a playpen.... More...
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Kody Austin Ketring v. City of Loveland, et al.

Cincinnati, Ohio civil rights lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants on an excessive force theory.


Following a police investigation which resulted in a bite from a police dog, Plaintiff Kody Ketring brought this lawsuit against the City of Loveland and several police officers. The defendants removed the matter to federal court. (Doc. 1.) Following discovery, Defendants mov... More...
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United States of America v. Bernard Jakits

Columbus, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with child exploitation and pornography.

In January 2019, the Belmont County Sheriff’s Office received information relating to two potential exploitation victims. Forensic examination of cell phones and other electronic devices revealed that Bernard Jakits, age 72,, of Annapolis, Maryland, had communicated via text mes... More...
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United States of America v. Nicholas J. Veerkamp

Cincinnati, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with sexually exploiting children and possessing child pornography.

Nicholas J. Veerkamp, 32, of Colerain Township, Ohio, was accused of sexually exploited a 9-year-old victim and a 12-year-old victim and kept images of the exploitation.

“This defendant has shown a consistent pattern of sexually abusing chi... More...
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United States of America v. Zachary Ryan Balusik

Toldeo, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with receipt and distribution of child porn.

Zachary Ryan Balusik, age 41, of Toledo, Ohio, was identified entering online chat rooms that involved streaming videos depicting the sexual exploitation of children.

On February 23, 2022, a search warrant was executed at Balusik’s residence in Toledo, Ohio where elec... More...
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United States of America v. Michael J. Zacharias

Toledo, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with sex trafficking a minor.

Michael J. Zacharias, a priest, was charged with five counts of sex trafficking. The charges related to three victims, two of whom Zacharias trafficked when they were minors and as adults.

Evidence presented to the jury detailed how Zacharias paid the victims to engage in sex acts wi... More...
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Jonathan Burgett v. GOJO Industries, Inc.

Akron, Ohioa employment law lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a Fair Labor Standards Act violation theory.

Defendant is the manufacturer of GOJO Hand Cleaner and Purell Advanced Hand Sanitzer and similar products.

"The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is a federal law that establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and child labor standards affecting... More...
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United States of America v. Ronald Lee Jacobs

Columbus, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with armed robbery.

One October evening in 2020, a man walked into a Walgreens in Columbus, Ohio. He
was wearing dark clothes, and his pants and shoes had white stains on them. The man placed a
pack of gum on the counter and asked the clerk for cigarettes. When the clerk requested
identification, the man r... More...
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State of Ohio v. Aldridge Ricahrd

In 1985, petitioners-appellees, M. Jenny Wilcox and Robert Dale Aldridge, were convicted of several counts of child sexual abuse and related offenses, and were each sentenced to life imprisonment. A full ten years later their convictions were vacated and a new trial was granted by the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas in a civil proceeding brought pursuant to R.C. 2953.21. The state appeals... More...    $0 (03-14-1997 - OH)

State of Ohio v. Robert Aldridge

In the late summer of 1984, the police department in Huber Heights, Ohio began investigation allegations of child molestation in the Glenburn Green low-income housing project.
 
The investigation was launched after a resident, Sheila Hess, alleged that several neighborhood children had engaged in sexual activities with each other. Particularly, she alleged that her six-year-old daughter, ... More...
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United States of America v. Daniel Joseph Kitlak

Cleveland, Ohio criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with receipt and distribution of visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct and possession of child pornography in violation of 18 U.S. Code § 2252, which provides:

(a) Any person who—
(1) knowingly transports or ships using any means or facility of interstate or foreign commerce or in or affec... More...
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United States of America v. Michael Wayne Lyon

Portland, Oregon Criminal Law Lawyer presented Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm and drugs.

In October 2017, Michael Wyane Lyon, age 39, from New Smyrna Beach, Florida began exchanging messages online with a 13-year-old child. He first claimed to be 15 years old and later “confessed” to be being 17. Lyon’s conversations with the child quickly turned sexually expl... More...
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RICKI BRADSHAW v. AMBER BRADSHAW

Lima, Ohio - Divorce lawyer represented defendant with appealing the judgment decision granting the parties a divorce.



Ricki and Amber Bradshaw were married on March 31, 2015. Two
minor children were born of the marriage, T.B. (YOB: 2016) and F.B. (YOB: 2020).
On May 28, 2021, Ri... More...
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IN RE: D.F. & A.W.F

Dayton, Ohio - Child Custody lawyer represented Appellant, Mother with appealing from a judgment which terminated her parental rights.



[Cite as In re D.F., 2022-Ohio-1781.]
IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF OHIO
SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
IN RE: D.F. & A.W.F. :More...
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CERISE CAPITAL LLC v. JENNIFER DEWBERRY, et al.

Dayton, Ohio - Real Estate lawyer represented Plaintiff-Appellant with appeals from a judgment denying its request for restitution from tenants.



{¶ 1} Cerise Capital LLC appeals from a judgment of the Montgomery County
Court of Common Pleas, which denied its request for restitution o... More...
   $0 (08-08-2022 - OH)

STATE OF OHIO v. VALERIE LYNN RIDER

Dayton, Ohio - Criminal Defense lawyer represented defendant with felony murder, felonious assault, and other offenses.



This case arises from the September 30, 2020 death of Whitney Hostler. At
the time of her death, Hostler and her two-year old child resided in the home of Valerie More...
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RICARDO JOSE MORENO v. JESSICA SOTO

Dayton, Ohio - Divorce lawyer represented defendant with appealing from a divorce decree entered in the trial court.



On January 13, 2020, Moreno filed a complaint in the trial court, seeking a
divorce from Soto. According to the complaint, the parties were married on February 14,
... More...
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ANDREA M.K. PRUITT v. JACOB W. PRUITT

Dayton, Ohio - Divorce lawyer represented Defendant-Appellant with appealing from a final judgment and decree of divorce.



Jacob and Andrea married in Dover, Delaware, on June 23, 2012. Both had
previously been married, and each had a daughter from the prior relationship. Together
t... More...
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STATE OF OHIO v. ADAM P. JORDAN

Dayton, Ohio - Criminal Defense lawyer represented defendant with appealing for rape, attempted rape and gross sexual imposition charges.



On October 21, 2019, a Montgomery County grand jury returned an
indictment charging Jordan with one count of rape of a minor under the age of 10, on... More...
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STATE OF OHIO v. RICHARD M. BOWMAN

Dayton, Ohio - Criminal Defense lawyer represented defendant with appealing an aggravated murder charge.



{¶ 2} This case arises from the April 24, 2020 death of Teresa Bowman.
Following an investigation, Richard Bowman, Teresa’s husband, was indicted on one
count of aggravated... More...
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PAMELA S. HOYING (nka BEY) v. JEFFREY J. HOYING

Dayton, Ohio - Divorce lawyer represented Defendant-Appellant with appealing a judgment ON the residential parent and legal custodian of their minor child.



{¶ 2} Pam and Jeff were granted a final decree of divorce in February 2010. At
that time, Pam was designated the residential pare... More...
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DARRIN TOWNSEND v. CITY OF KETTERING, et al.

Dayton, Ohio - Discrimination lawyer represented Plaintiff-Appellee with appealing from a judgment in a race discrimination and retaliation claim.



Townsend, an African-American, has been employed by the Kettering Fire
Department (KFD) as a firefighter/paramedic since 2003. In 2016, KFD... More...
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STATE OF OHIO v. ANSON M. BLOCK

Dayton, Ohio - Criminal Defense lawyer represented defendant with appealing felony non-support of dependents and possession of cocaine charges.



} In October 2019, Block was indicted in Miami C.P. No. 2019-CR-506 on three
counts of felony non-support of dependents in violation of R.C. 2... More...
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CHARLES MENKHAUS vs. NICOLE FENYO MENKHAUS

Cincinnati, Ohio - Divorce lawyer represented defendant with challenging the decree of divorce.



{¶1} Asserting five assignments of error for our review, defendant-appellant
Nicole Fenyo Menkhaus (“wife”) brings this appeal to challenge the decree of divorce
entered by the Ham... More...
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DANIELLE TYRA vs. NUGIE TYRA

Cincinnati, Ohio - Divorce lawyer represented Defendant-appellant with appealing the decree of divorce.



On January 10, 2020, wife filed a complaint for divorce against
husband, which asserted that the parties were married on February 16, 2017. Husband
filed an answer and countercl... More...
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TIMONE ANDREW vs. AALIYAH DENNIS

Cincinnati, Ohio - Divorce lawyer represented Plaintiff-appellant with challenging a child-support order.



In February 2020, defendant-appellee Aaliyah Dennis gave birth to her
daughter. The following year, Andrew filed a pro se complaint to establish paternity of
the child under R... More...
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ELIZABETH A. CROSS DEVITO vs. RICHARD L. DEVITO

Cincinnati, Ohio - Divorce lawyer represented Defendant-appellant with appealing the court’s entry granting plaintiff-appellee a divorce.



Wife and Husband were married on October 10, 2014. The following
year, Wife gave birth to their daughter. But in 2016, Husband was arrested and ja... More...
   $0 (08-01-2022 - OH)

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