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Justice Comes to Ohio

UPDATE: Live blogging the May 3rd Show here... your comments welcome.

Quiz time! What do the following men have in common?
Joshua L. Tuttle – Franklin, Ohio
Nicholas L. Bailey – Grove City, Ohio
Jason F. Schoeppner – Columbus, Ohio
Nathan E. Downhour – Montpelier, Indiana
Robb E. Kline – Toledo, Ohio
Timothy E. Isaac – Reynoldsburg, Ohio
James M. Rutherford – Mainville, Ohio
Ronnell D. Stephens – Ft. Wayne, Indiana
Alonzo H. Wade – Greenfield, Ohio
Davut Ozkan – Euclid, Ohio
Mahadevaswamy A. Chandrashekaraiah – Lexington, Kentucky
John W. Frantz – West Milton, Ohio
Jay W. Reffner – Findlay, Ohio
Kenneth J. Brinkman – Kettering, Ohio
Jeffrey D. Stacy – Lebanon, Ohio
Roger W. Burmmitt – Defiance, Ohio
Kevin T. Westerbeck – New Lebanon, Ohio

Let me give you a hint- you won't find their names on any sex offender list- at least not yet.
These 17 men are the most recent internet predators to be rounded up by Perverted Justice and local law enforcement.
One by one, the 17 men appeared Monday in Darke County Common Pleas Court, each facing a felony count of attempted unlawful sexual conduct with a minor following an unprecedented weekend Internet sex sting in Darke County.

Of course, you can be sure that this is another sting you'll be hearing a lot about in the future- as it was set up by PJ and law enforcement, and the ever popular Dateline.
At a quick glance the number seems a little less intimidating given that Datelines last sting reeled in many more- but don't sit back and get relaxed just yet:
In the 10 days leading up to the sex sting, P-J volunteers made contact with more than 150 men; 18 showed up at a home just northeast of Greenville planning to meet a teenager between 13 and 15 years old.

Two of the men thought they were meeting a boy; the rest planned to meet girls.

17 out of 150... which means your children still run the chance of meeting so many potential predators during their internet sessions.

For more information on Perverted Justice you'll find their website here, for a peek at the press release given by Darke County's Sheriff and Prosecutor Pj has reprinted a copy here.
Trap set for sex seekers snares 18
17 Arrested, Charged In Online Sex Sting
H/T Kevin

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Anonymous said…
WTG PeeJ!!

Any word as to when the 4th installment of the Dateline series is going to air?
28/3/06
Anonymous said…
Early May, 3rd and 10th I believe
29/3/06
Anonymous said…
Any word on what has come of their trials? Did Peverted Justice keep their 100% conviction rate?


Neo
31/7/06
Anonymous said…
i was a juror in the case state vrs. robb kline, we found him guilty of attempted unlawful sexual conduct with a minor, im not sure what his secntence was but i do know he was found guilty
5/10/06
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