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Four members of the Bellar family are currently faces charges.
Credit: Athens County Prosecutor s Office Author: 10TV Web Staff Updated: 1:43 PM EDT May 21, 2021
A father and son appeared in court Friday on separate indictments related to the alleged ongoing sexual abuse of children in Athens County.
Robert Bellar, 54, is charged with engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity and two counts of endangering children. His son, 26-year-old Jonathan Bellar, is charged with gross sexual imposition.
Both pleaded not guilty and Robert was given a $1 million bond while Jonathan’s bond was set at $100,000.
Athens County Prosecutor Keller Blackburn said the sexual abuse investigation started when a now 18-year-old woman, who is alleged to be one of the victims, posted online about several allegations, including sexual assault.
Teen admits to reckless homicide charge, father indicted in shooting death of 11-year-old Nelsonville boy
The Athens County Prosecutor s Office said the 14-year-old admitted in court to a charge of reckless homicide in the death of 11-year-old Eli Spangler.
Credit: Submitted photo Author: 10TV Web Staff Updated: 6:01 PM EDT May 18, 2021
NELSONVILLE, Ohio A 14-year-old boy charged in the fatal shooting of an 11-year-old Nelsonville boy admitted to an allegation of reckless homicide in court Tuesday, according to the Athens County Prosecutor s Office.
According to the police report, Eli Spangler was at his friend s house on March 6 when the 14-year-old got a gun out of the cabinet to show it off.
May 19, 2021
Four members of a family from Athens County are facing charges related to sexually abusing multiple children between 2008 and 2016. Athens County Prosecutor Keller Blackburn announced yesterday that a victim who went missing in 2020 had resurfaced and alerted police. Fifty-four-year-old Robert Bellar and 49-year-old Deborah Bellar face counts of corrupt activity and endangering children, while 24-year-old Josiah and 26-year-old Jonathan are facing gross sexual imposition charges, with Josiah also charged with rape. Deborah Bellar has been taken into custody, and a nationwide arrest warrant has been issued for Robert Bellar.