Sexual Abuse

Protestors demonstrated outside of the Les Wexner Football Complex, located in the Woody Hayes Athletic Center, to demand the removal of Wexner's name, citing Wexner's ties to Jeffrey Epstein.

In a surprising development last week, Whitehall City Council swore Dixon in to a new term on city council mere hours after he was released from jail. Dixon had won re-election in November.

Whitehall Police Chief Mike Crispen described the journal entries in a letter to Mayor Michael Bivens. The evidence was seized when police arrested Dixon on Monday and executed a search warrant at his home.

Whitehall City Councilmember Gerald Dixon made a surprise appearance at the swearing in ceremony for new and re-elected councilmembers Tuesday evening.

Whitehall City Councilmember Gerald Dixon was arrested Monday evening and charged with soliciting prostitution from a minor and gross sexual imposition.

Victims of former Ohio State team doctor Richard Strauss demonstrated at the board's Thursday meeting. Wexner is defying a subpoena in their lawsuit against the university. The board's chair is Wexner's friend and one-time lawyer John Ziger.

E. Gordon Gee told reporters Wednesday morning he hasn't been deposed yet, but will be soon. He said he doesn't remember much of anything from the time in which his presidency and Dr. Richard Strauss' tenure overlapped at OSU.

Ayers Ratliff, 48, also faces charges of gross sexual imposition and abduction. The Marion County prosecutor says the alleged victim is 13 years old.

An Ohio House lawmaker was removed from committee assignments and asked to resign Monday, based on allegations of his sexual misconduct with a minor relative.

Gov. Mike DeWine signed a law to require Ohio prosecutors report medical professionals convicted of sexual abuse to the state medical board, but said he's concerned about another bill on “medical free speech”.