Ohio sheriff charged with releasing confidential abuse reports

A county sheriff in Ohio has been accused of posting confidential child abuse reports to the department’s website and Facebook page.

A special prosecutor on Thursday filed misdemeanor charges against Williams County Sheriff Steve Towns.

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Couple beat child, kept him in bathroom, deputies say

A Clay County couple is accused of mentally and physically abusing a child under their care last year, according to the Clay County Sheriff's Office.

Misti Tomlinson, 27, and Stephen Terry, 32, are each charged with child abuse in arrest warrants from Clay County.

The boy's name and age have been redacted from the arrest report, which says he moved in with Tomlinson and Terry and their six children in January 2017.

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