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Timothy J. Thomas, 49, was well respected and he was active in the community and with the OhioHigh School Athletic Association and the Dayton Amateur Baseball Commission according to hisattorney Dennis Gump. For years he had easy access to children as a coach and referee in sportsprograms in the Trotwood area. Thomas in many ways was a solid citizen. He was married for morethan 25 years to Janet, he is the father of three children and has a $20 an hour job at GeneralMotors’ Delphi plant on Dryden

A Federal appeals court in Philadelphia upheld Megan’s Law yesterday for the second time, saying that forcing sex offenders to provide personal information to the authorities did not violate their right to privacy.  According to the New York Times, a three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit said sex offenders, like all criminals, forfeited their rights to privacy regarding their crimes.  They are therefore not protected if the police collect and circulate information about their addresses, jobs, crimes, education, physical appearance, auto registrations and

Joshua Cole, 18, of Southgate, Daniel Brayman, 18, and Nicholas Holtschlag, 17, both of Brownstown, and Erick Limmer, 25, of Grosse Ile, are facing life in prison in connection with the death of 15 year old Samantha Reid.  They are also accused of spiking the drinks of two 14 year old girls.  All four men pleaded not guilty and were held on $80,000 bail each.  The girls were drugged with GHB (gamma hydroxybutyrate) and a similar drug called GBL (gamma butyrolactone).  Both cause unconsciousness and memory loss.  GHB has been

Ruben Ortega Ibarra Jr., 32, was jailed on $1 million bail after his arrest on suspicion of soliciting sex with a fictitious 13 year old girl over the Internet.  He is being held on suspicion of an attempted lewd act with a child under 14 and possession and distribution of child pornography.  A police detective posed as the girl during the undercover operation.  Ibarra is scheduled to be arraigned Monday.

A bill requiring some child rapists to submit to chemical castration has passed the Senate on a 26-4 vote.  If a person convicted of first-degree sexual penetration of a child less than 13 who is paroled, it would require them to undergo the treatment and it would extend the length of

parole to the life of the offender.  If the person has undergone or does undergo a permanent surgical alternative to hormonal chemical treatment, he would be exempt.  A court could decide the treatment was no longer necessary.  According to

Larry Mangano, a 37-year-old Mullica Township man, left a friend’s home in June and walked outside to the window of the man’s 9-year-old daughter’s bedroom.  He broke through a window screen and called for the girl, then grabbed her arms and kissed her several times on the mouth.  He released the girl within moments, apologized and fled.  The man pleaded guilty to burglary and child abuse charges on Tuesday.  Atlantic County prosecutor, Elizabeth Sylvester said of the defendant, We’re just assuming he was intoxicated and didn’t realize what he was