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COLUMBUS – Athens County, which has been named as a defendant in a federal civil rights lawsuit over the alleged long-time sexual abuse of a young girl by her family

The parents in a high-profile physical and sex abuse are set to go to trial on May 10 — potentially with their son.

The victim in a high-profile child sex abuse case has filed a civil lawsuit in federal court that includes newly disclosed allegations against former Athens County Sheriff Deputy Lt. Jimmy

Teen reveals alleged abuse by “cult-like” family

ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – The brother of a previously missing Athens County girl has pleaded not guilty to an indictment implicating him in the abuse that allegedly led her to run away from home.Jos

ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) -- An Athens County sheriff sergeant made his first court appearance Monday following his arrest last week on two felony charges.Jimmy Childs, 52, is facing charges of tamperin

An Ohio couple and two of their sons are charged in a sexual abuse case. Robert Bellar, 54, his wife Deborah Bellar, 49, and their children Jonathan Levi Bellar, 26, and  Josiah Bellar, 24, are all in custody. Allegations originated from the couple’s daughter  Serah Bellar. She described a bizarre home life in which her parents brought the kids to a church run by her uncle, who preached that siblings are supposed to have children with one another to repopulate the planet amid the apocaly...

View Comments An Athens County sheriffs deputy was arrested on Friday in connection to a sexual abuse case involving the family of a previously missing teen, prosecutors said.  Jimmy Childs, 52, is facing felony charges of tampering with evidence and obstruction of justice, according to a release from the Athens County Prosecutors Office.  The alleged incidents occurred between May 18 and May 21, following last weeks indictments of Robert, Deborah, Jonathan and Josiah Bellar on charges rela...

Athens County Sheriff Rodney Smith placed Sergeant Jimmy Childs on paid administrative leave Friday before the officer was arrested in connection to the Athens County Prosecutor’s Office’s sweeping investigation into the Bellar family. Smith said in a news release from the prosecutor’s office that his office will enlist an outside agency to conduct an independent investigation into the allegations levied against Childs once legal proceedings conclude. “It has been my miss...

Ohio parents of 19 children are charged with incest after daughter escaped and reported how she she was told at uncles church: You must reproduce with your siblings to prepare for end of the world Robert Bellar, 54 and his wife Deborah Bellar, 49, face charges in connection with an ongoing sexual abuse investigation concerning their children Two of their sons Jonathan Levi Bellar, 26, and Josiah Bellar, 24, are also charged That came after one of Robert and Deborahs daughters, Serah Bellar, sai...