Unfortunate Surnames

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The Times-Reporter
Jared D. McNutt sentenced to eight-12 years in prison for rape of 12-year-old
Nancy Molnar, The Times-Reporter   Fri, July 1, 2022 at 12:39 PM

NEW PHILADELPHIA — Jared D. McNutt, 19, will spend at least eight years in prison for raping a 12-year-old.

At a sentencing hearing Friday, Tuscarawas County Common Pleas Judge Michael Ernest said alcohol was used — sometimes to excess — in the commission of the crimes, but that McNutt did not use or threaten force. He said McNutt met the victim online.

The Adult Parole Authority has the ability to extend McNutt's prison sentence by up to four years based on his behavior.

More: Jared D. McNutt, 19, pleads guilty to two rape charges

McNutt, of New Philadelphia, pleaded guilty to two counts of rape and one count each of gross sexual imposition and disseminating matter harmful to juveniles.

The victim suffered psychological harm and made statements about possibly harming herself after the crimes came to the attention of law enforcement, Ernest said.

"I'm sorry for what I have done," McNutt said in court.

He will serve five years on parole after his release from prison. As a Tier Three sex offender, McNutt will be required to register his address with the local sheriff every 90 days for the rest of his life.

The judge gave him credit against his prison sentence for 102 days already spent in the county jail.

Ernest ordered McNutt to have no contact with the victim while in prison.

The potential penalty for each rape was three to 11 years in prison and a $20,500 fine.

The sentence followed the recommendation made by assistant county prosecutor Kristine Beard.

As part of a plea agreement finalized May 17, the rape charges were amended to eliminate the possibility of a life sentence, Beard said. The original charges said the victim was younger than 13. The final charges said she was 13 or older.

Defense attorney Kelly Murray of Canton asked the judge to sentence McNutt on the low end of the range because of his age and disability. She did not specify the nature of the disabilty, but referred to material contained in background reports from the Community Corrections Program and Melymbrosia Associates of Canton, which offers counseling for sex offenders.

McNutt has no criminal history as a juvenile or adult.

Ernest told him that the decisions he had made caused "wreckage" in his life, his family's life and, most importantly, that of his victim.

He said McNutt could go to prison being resentful and angry, "but at the end of the day, you're going to have to accept what you've done here as being wholly inappropriate and wrong, and from then, move on. You're a young man."

He advised the defendant to keep in mind, and use, the positive qualities that other people have seen in him

"I want you to try to rebound from this," Ernest said. "Society needs you to rebound from this."

The victim did not attend the sentencing. Victim advocate Krista Nutter said the victim's mother agreed with the amendment that resulted in the prosecutor recommending the eight-to-12 year sentence.

Reach Nancy at 330-364-8402 or [e-mail].

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I guess only certain people, in certain areas of the country get the pass

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it's funny how often this happens.......



Prosecutor Who Got Defendant Pregnant and Had Affair With Juror Is Now Running for Judge
by Dan Ladden-Hall -

An elected state’s attorney in Kentucky who admitted to getting a criminal defendant pregnant is now running to become a circuit judge.

Matthew Leveridge, commonwealth’s attorney of Russell and Wayne counties, was never disciplined for having sex with with Latisha Sartain in 2014. After Sartain told Leveridge’s wife about the affair, Leveridge moved to rescind Sartain’s pretrial diversion agreement.

Eight years on, he wants to be elected to higher office.

Ken Upchurch, a Republican for the 52nd District in Kentucky’s House of Representatives, told the Louisville Courier Journal he was shocked to hear Leveridge was running to be a judge. “It’s like the church head deacon having an affair with the choir director, then wanting to be the preacher,” Upchurch said.

Although concerns were raised that Leveridge’s actions may have constituted a breach of the Rules of Professional Conduct for lawyers, he has never been sanctioned by the Kentucky Supreme Court or charged with a criminal offense. Leveridge was the subject of a criminal investigation for allegedly having sex with jurors, however, court documents show.

“A few years ago I made a mistake in my life,” Leveridge told the Courier Journal. “I acknowledged the mistake, sought forgiveness, took responsibility and accepted the consequences. I learned from the mistake and have since moved on to a better life, both personally and professionally.”

Latisha Sartain (now Lashley) was prosecuted by Leveridge’s office in 2011 for trafficking in a controlled substance. She was placed on a pretrial diversion for five years and, in 2014, the affair began. It ended a couple of months later when Sartain became pregnant and she told his wife. Leveridge then moved to void her pretrial diversion, though it was later reinstated by a special prosecutor who took over for Leveridge in the case.

“If you’re a prosecutor, you’re not even supposed to talk to a defendant without her attorney being present, much less—well, this,” attorney Larry Rogers, who represented Sartain, told the Lexington Herald-Leader at the time. “Universally, I think everyone would agree this is a big, big, big no-no.”

An attorney general’s public corruption/special investigations unit looked into whether Leveridge had committed official misconduct, but no indictment was filed as a result. Leveridge told investigators he met Sartain through a probation officer with whom he was also having sex.

He also admitted to having an affair with a juror in 2013 after she was dismissed as an alternate on a murder trial. He claimed to have believed her jury duty was over, though she said she was called to serve on another panel before being dismissed when the case was settled.

The juror told the investigation that Leveridge “was just using her for sex,” and that she didn’t understand why “someone with a wife, a child and such an important job would take such risks.” She added that he “frequently made the statement during her time with him that ‘I don’t have no boss,’” the Courier Journal reports.

www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/prosecutor-who-got-defendant-pregnant-and-had-affair-with-juror-is-now-running-for-judge/ar-AA10dKkl

oh, and same lady? She's a handful.......

www.wkyt.com/content/news/Woman-accused-of-stabbing-boyfriend-in-Wayne-County-367992871.html