Jason Alan DiMacchia, a volunteer coach at Lake Ridge Academy, is facing felony sexual battery charges. Author: WKYC Staff Updated: 2:41 PM EDT May 7, 2021
NORTH RIDGEVILLE, Ohio
EDITOR S NOTE: The video in the player above is from a previous, unrelated case.
A volunteer coach at Lake Ridge Academy in North Ridgeville has been charged with three counts of sexual battery, after a student there reported being raped.
38-year-old Jason Alan DiMacchia faces three felony counts of sexual battery. He was arraigned Thursday in Elyria Municipal Court and was released on bond.
North Ridgeville Police say they were notified of the incidents on May 3, but that the alleged rapes occurred in December of 2020. A student notified a teacher at the school, who notified school administration, who then called police.
Why official census numbers are important for Ohio’s new redistricting process: Capitol Letter
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It s a bad idea to use population estimates to draw new Ohio congressional and statehouse districts for the 2022 elections instead of waiting for the official count now promised by the end of September, Rich Exner explains in an analysis. (AP Photo/John Raoux)AP
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Nix this idea: One idea being floated during the long wait for census 2020 details is to use population estimates to draw new congressional and statehouse districts for the 2022 elections instead of waiting for the official count now promised by the end of September. Our census expert Rich Exner explains why that is such a terrible idea, pointing out how off-target previous estimates have proven and how large the margins of error routinely are at the local level. Plus, doing so could lead to court fights that would last so long, the real census numbers would l
Cleveland Rape Crisis Center opens human trafficking drop-in center in the Glenville neighborhood. By Tiarra Braddock | April 1, 2021 at 2:43 PM EDT - Updated April 1 at 2:59 PM
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Millions of people fall victim to human trafficking every single day.
If you think trafficking rarely happens in your community, think again.
“Ohio right now is listed as number three nationally for human trafficking,” said Teresa Stafford, chief program officer, Cleveland Rape Crisis Center.
Stafford says there are many trafficking survivors living in Northeast Ohio looking for support.
That’s why CRCC created a new human trafficking drop-in center on Superior Avenue.
Teens take a stand against sexual violence in Northeast Ohio
Teens take a stand against sexual violence in Northeast Ohio
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CLEVELAND, Ohio â Young people in Northeast Ohio are stepping up to try and prevent sexual assaults.
Conversations once considered taboo is now commonplace for Daijha Thompson.
âSexual violence, dating violence,â said Thompson.
They started when she was just a freshman in high school.
âBeing an ambassador helped a lot of my classmates, especially in the transition from high school to college,â said Thompson.
Thompson, now a senior at Syracuse University is a former Youth 360 ambassador.