One year ago, during the onset of a global public health crisis that upended lives all over the world, the residents of Wisconsin voted in a spring election that will be remembered by the history books. Casting their votes by mail, through absentee ballots, or in person in socially distanced lines, an overwhelming 75% of Wisconsin voters cast their ballots in support of ratifying the crime victimsâ constitutional amendment known as Marsyâs Law.
This historic vote was the culmination of nearly four years of hard work by countless brave survivors, dedicated victim advocates, and members of the law enforcement and legal system. As a survivor of violent crime myself, I was immensely proud to have been a part of this effort to enshrine equal rights for Wisconsin crime victims into our stateâs constitution. One year after Marsyâs Law became a reality in the Badger State, I am even prouder to see the positive impact that the new amendment has had on real Wisconsin crime
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Lima-area sexual assaults climb during pandemic
By David Trinko - dtrinko@limanews.com
Ryn Farmer, left, of Crime Victim Services, talks about Sexual Assault Awareness Month while Pamela Silver listens Wednesday at Lima Mayor David Berger’s weekly press conference.
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LIMA People sheltered at home in 2020 to try to feel safe in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.
Instead, more people in the region found themselves sexually assaulted than in 2019, with a 20% increase in the number of sexual violence survivors served by Crime Victim Services, said Ryn Farmer, director of Day One of Crime Victim Services.
‘The Umbrella Project’ coming to Crime Victim Services
Umbrella Project: 2 p.m., Changing Seasons Creative Recovery Room, Elizabeth Street, Lima. Art project for sexual assault awareness.
LIMA Crime Victim Services will host The Umbrella Project at 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 16 at the Changing Seasons creative recovery peer group, 529 S. Elizabeth St. in the lower level.
Participants will create a work of art, which will be displayed at the Lima Mall for the first two weeks of April in support of Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Supplies provided.
The Crime Victim Services Day One program will hold two additional retreats from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, March 10 and Thursday, March 25, in person and via Zoom. For more information or to reserve a spot, email Pamela at pamelas@crimevictimservices.org.
Armed robbery of Lima taxi driver nets 5-year prison sentence
By J Swygart - jswygart@limanews.com
Ronald McNeal, 27, of Lima, was sentenced Monday to five years in prison for the armed robbery of a Black and White Taxi driver in October of last year. Two other men who were involved in the robbery have not been identified.
J Swygart | The Lima News
LIMA A Lima man who, along with two unknown accomplices, robbed a Lima taxi driver at gunpoint last fall was sentenced Monday to five years in prison.
Ronald McNeal IV, 27, accepted a deal from prosecutors in January that called for him to serve four years on an amended count of robbery, a second-degree felony that included a one-year firearm specification.