Ohio

Ohio Police Officer Sentenced to 14 Years In Prison For Raping 16-Year-Old Girl

An Ohio police officer convicted of raping a 16-year-old girl was sentenced this week to 14 years in prison. Prosecutors recommended a 22-year sentence for former Lima, Ohio police officer Justin Bentz.
In a callous and ridiculous legal maneuver, Bentz used the defense that the under-age girl enticed him to have sex with her. Bentz also testified that he thought the girl was 21-years-old.

Cincinnati Judge Releases Teen Imprisoned For Photography, Illegally Keeps Cellphone

A Cincinnati judge who sentenced a teen to six months in jail, released him ten days later after PINAC News brought the story to national attention.
But the Ohio judge is still holding the teen’s phone.
And the judge conveniently left that out of the Facebook announcement for his 2016 re-election campaign Facebook page.
He did, however, post on that page two Cincinnati.com stories about his unjust imprisonment of Daymar Whitehead.

Cincinnati Judge Cruelly Sentences Teen Who Took Photos 6 Months in Jail for Contempt

A Cincinnati judge probably handed down a cruel and unusual punishment to a teenager for taking one last photograph of a friend at a pre-trial hearing.
Eighteen-year-old man Daymar Whitehead angered Ohio Judge Robert Ruehlman when he took smart phone pictures of deputies escorting his friend down the courthouse hallway from his bond reduction hearing.
“Free Maleik!”
Whitehead gave a shout out to his friend, and then took photos of his pal Maleik in the hallway with deputies as they took him away.
Hamilton County Courthouse Deputies then arrested him.

Cincinnati Judge Cruelly Sentences Teen Who Took Photos 6 Months in Jail for Contempt

A Cincinnati judge probably handed down a cruel and unusual punishment to a teenager for taking one last photograph of a friend at a pre-trial hearing.
18-year-old man Daymar Whitehead angered Ohio Judge Robert Ruehlman when he took smart phone pictures of deputies escorting his friend down the courthouse hallway from his bond reduction hearing.
“Free Maleik!”
Whitehead gave a shout out to his friend, and then took photos of his pal Maleik in the hallway with deputies as they took him away.
Hamilton County Courthouse Deputies then arrested him.

Ohio Police Arrest Man For Making A Facebook Page in Blatant Act of Censorship

An Ohio man made a satirical Facebook page, local police tossed him in jail.
This is what state censorship looks like.
Parma Police arrested Anthony Novak for making a page called “The City of Parma Police Department” and slamming the northeast Ohio officers with “derogatory comments” on March 2nd.
He’s due to appear in Parma’s municipal kangaroo court on Monday.
Satire is protected under the First Amendment.