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OH - Ohio Senate Candidate Eric Deaton Indicted For Sexual Conduct With A Minor

Original Article This is a little old, but still relevant. If what they say is indeed false, then whomever pressed the charges should be charged with making a false statement and receive the punishment he would receive, if convicted. 09/01/2010 By Jon Bershad Eric Deaton, an Ohio candidate for Senate running for the Constitution Party, has been indicted for unlawful sexual conduct with a minor. Police say that in 2006 and 2007, Deaton had an ?inappropriate relationship? with a 15 year old girl whom he met while acting as an elder for his church. Deaton held a press conference today where he and his attorney, Jon Paul Rion, claimed the accusations were false and politically motivated. From Ohio?s WDTN 2: ?Police said they had hotel receipts and video to prove their case...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues on January 07, 2011 (boomark / email).