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Fomer corrections officer pleads guilty to sexual assaults www.privateofficer.com
September 30, 2008
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PAINESVILLE OH Sept 30 2008 — A former Lake County corrections officer pleaded guilty Monday to charges that he sexually assaulted female inmates earlier this year.
Adam Cleis, 32, of Mentor, will be sentenced in Lake County Common Pleas Court Oct. 30.
On Monday, he pleaded to two counts of sexual battery and one count of sexual imposition for crimes against four inmates, said Chief Assistant Prosecutor Karen Kowall.
Cleis was indicted in July.
Adam Cleis, 32, of Mentor, will be sentenced in Lake County Common Pleas Court Oct. 30.
On Monday, he pleaded to two counts of sexual battery and one count of sexual imposition for crimes against four inmates, said Chief Assistant Prosecutor Karen Kowall.
Cleis was indicted in July.
An inmate complained to sheriff officials after Cleis made a pass at her, Sheriff Dan Dunlap said. During the investigation, detectives discovered that Cleis had forced four inmates to have sex or sexual contact with him in a jail stairway.
The offenses are said to have occurred in an area of the jail that is not scanned by security cameras. Cleis, who worked at the jail since 2005, was fired after the allegations were made public.
The offenses are said to have occurred in an area of the jail that is not scanned by security cameras. Cleis, who worked at the jail since 2005, was fired after the allegations were made public.
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Church member sent to prison for $150,000 theft www.privateofficer.com
September 20, 2008
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PAINESVILLE OH Sept 20 2008 — More than $150,000 donated by members of First Church of Christ for overseas missionaries, aid to those affected by Hurricane Katrina and expansion of the church was stolen by member and employee Melissa Brown and used for tanning, electronics, clothing and vacations.
Brown’s lack of remorse, including using church money to go to Las Vegas after a detective asked her about missing money, resulted Wednesday in a seven-year prison sentence. She had pleaded guilty on Aug. 18 to one count of aggravated theft and one count of tampering with records.
“You stole thousands of dollars from the pockets of people who supported the church and faith and, instead of going to missionaries, it went to you and your family,” Lake County Common Pleas Judge Vincent Culotta said.
Brown sought a six-month sentence and probation so she could reimburse the Painesville church and blamed a lack of self-esteem and depression for her actions. She tearfully apologized to her family and the congregation before she was sentenced.
“I hope you some day allow me to address the body because I am so sorry for the pain I have caused you,” the former choir member said as more than a dozen church members glared at her in the courtroom.
Brown, 38, of Painesville Township, was given total access to the church’s finances by church officials in 2005 when she was hired as an administrative assistant. They were unaware that she had two prior federal convictions for embezzling $6,000 and $15,000, Assistant Lake County Prosecutor Alexandra Kutz said.
Brown spent all the church money on herself and her family by using church credit cards, cash advances and church bank accounts, Kutz said. Frank Hicks, a 23-year church member and treasurer, told Culotta he signed checks, but that Brown had never sent them. Officials began investigating last year when missionaries said they had not received money.
Once Brown learned she was under scrutiny, she altered computer financial records so completely that they have still not been reconstructed, despite 2,500 hours spent by volunteers, Hicks said.
In addition to the financial loss, the church suffered as members left, and programs, including Sunday school, were suspended, Hicks said. Three ministers and the board of elders resigned in February after learning a total of $370,000 was missing, though it is not known if it was stolen or misappropriated.
Culotta ordered Brown to pay restitution of $153,722.88.
Hicks said the church is gaining new members, seeking a new minister and changed bylaws to have a board of trustees oversee all finances.
“There was a lot of damage to the church, and a lot of people suffered,” he said.
Brown’s lack of remorse, including using church money to go to Las Vegas after a detective asked her about missing money, resulted Wednesday in a seven-year prison sentence. She had pleaded guilty on Aug. 18 to one count of aggravated theft and one count of tampering with records.
“You stole thousands of dollars from the pockets of people who supported the church and faith and, instead of going to missionaries, it went to you and your family,” Lake County Common Pleas Judge Vincent Culotta said.
Brown sought a six-month sentence and probation so she could reimburse the Painesville church and blamed a lack of self-esteem and depression for her actions. She tearfully apologized to her family and the congregation before she was sentenced.
“I hope you some day allow me to address the body because I am so sorry for the pain I have caused you,” the former choir member said as more than a dozen church members glared at her in the courtroom.
Brown, 38, of Painesville Township, was given total access to the church’s finances by church officials in 2005 when she was hired as an administrative assistant. They were unaware that she had two prior federal convictions for embezzling $6,000 and $15,000, Assistant Lake County Prosecutor Alexandra Kutz said.
Brown spent all the church money on herself and her family by using church credit cards, cash advances and church bank accounts, Kutz said. Frank Hicks, a 23-year church member and treasurer, told Culotta he signed checks, but that Brown had never sent them. Officials began investigating last year when missionaries said they had not received money.
Once Brown learned she was under scrutiny, she altered computer financial records so completely that they have still not been reconstructed, despite 2,500 hours spent by volunteers, Hicks said.
In addition to the financial loss, the church suffered as members left, and programs, including Sunday school, were suspended, Hicks said. Three ministers and the board of elders resigned in February after learning a total of $370,000 was missing, though it is not known if it was stolen or misappropriated.
Culotta ordered Brown to pay restitution of $153,722.88.
Hicks said the church is gaining new members, seeking a new minister and changed bylaws to have a board of trustees oversee all finances.
“There was a lot of damage to the church, and a lot of people suffered,” he said.
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