Former Portsmouth city probation officials accused of sex misconduct and trafficking in underage girls.
It was the escape Linda Mills had long sought from a life she said was filled with physical and sexual abuse.
Mills is one of four women to accuse Malone or his brother, Mark Malone, of inappropriate sexual conduct or exchanging sexual favors for light treatment from the Portsmouth City Probation Department, where they both worked. Mark Malone, the former city probation director, is on administrative leave for possible illegal activity. His brother and former city probation officer Phil Malone was recently charged with a felony.
“Her childhood was robbed from her,” said one of Mills’ former grade school teachers, who asked to remain anonymous because of her school district’s privacy policies.So when Mills saw an opportunity to get out of town, she leaped at the chance.She said he used to give her gifts, including inexpensive jewelry and cards to play at the local bingo hall.
When her friend Linda Mills said she had a way for her to make money, she tagged along to Phil Malone’s house, she said. He was a dispatcher for the Scioto County Sheriff’s Office at the time. Even then, she said he sent her money in prison and other gifts, including a radio, as well as pictures from home.
The Malones"have degraded us,” Anna Artressia said. “They took a little piece of us that we can’t replace.” His file includes several commendations during the 1990s, including his performance during the riots at the state prison in Lucasville in 1993.But in an interview last year, Malone said he was called to help with a fight at the Scioto County Jail that resulted in a broken neck and serious injuries to his hand.
He said the charges were dismissed, although documents from the Ohio Supreme Court’s Office of Disciplinary Counsel tell a more complete story. Efforts by The Enquirer to unseal the investigatory file and court records have been unsuccessful to date. Danielle Underwood, 37, said she had been to Phil Malone’s house several times to have sex for money, do drugs and “party in his hot tub.”Phil Malone acknowledged he once owned a hot tub, but that he had dismantled it.
Then Mark's brother, Phil, a city probation officer at this time, offered to take nude pictures to allow her to escape probation requirements. Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, whose office is helping lead a criminal investigation into Mearan, declined to discuss specific cases. But he said such examples show the need for tougher human trafficking laws.
In an email to The Enquirer in August, Mearan wrote Hren was"a convicted felon" and therefore her allegations should not be taken seriously. Hren pleaded guilty to aggravated drug possession in 2006 and received probation in a case separate from the one that involved the Malones. Scioto County Prosecutor Shane Tieman said he didn't know about Mark Malone’s administrative leave and declined to comment on a possible investigation.
She said she would meet Mark Malone in different locations away from the office. The sexual contact stopped short of oral sex or intercourse, Lawhon said.Lawhon said the experience"led me to prostitution. I learned how to manipulate men."Things came to a head a few years later, when Lawhon said Mark Malone had her arrested out of “jealousy” after she started dating someone else.
Brasil Últimas Notícias, Brasil Manchetes
Similar News:Você também pode ler notícias semelhantes a esta que coletamos de outras fontes de notícias.
Oscars: Austria Picks 'Joy' for International Film CategoryA Nigerian sex worker in Austria is tasked with teaching a new trafficked girl the ropes in the drama from director Sudabeh Mortezai.
Consulte Mais informação »
US woman arrested at Manila airport with baby hidden in bagAmerican woman who attempted to carry 6-day-old baby out of the Philippines hidden inside sling bag arrested at Manila's airport and charged with human trafficking, officials say.
Consulte Mais informação »
R. Kelly trial date on sexual misconduct charges set for April 2020R. Kelly, the embattled R&B singer, is accused of recruiting women for sex, among other charges.
Consulte Mais informação »
Face of 18th-century 'witch' who was buried under a huge stone to stop her haunting locals reconstructed by scientistsLilias Adie was accused of being a witch and having sex with the devil.
Consulte Mais informação »
Jeffrey Epstein Court Documents Implicating ‘Hundreds Of Other People’ Could Be Released'Hundreds of other people' could be implicated in still-sealed court documents pertaining to Jeffrey Epstein's alleged sex ring of underage girls by lisettevoytko
Consulte Mais informação »
US woman charged with human trafficking after allegedly trying to smuggle infant out of PhilippinesAn American woman has been charged with human trafficking after allegedly trying to smuggle a six-day-old baby out of the Philippines.
Consulte Mais informação »