Troy, Ohio man accused of prostituting adopted boy

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Name of the Foster Dad withheld to protect the
identity of the kids.

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Ohio man accused of prostituting adopted boy
By ANN SANNER and DAN SEWELL AP

TROY, Ohio (AP) — A 10-year-old boy shook when asked about being
prostituted to two other men by an adoptive father who regularly had
sex with him, according to police, who said the boy was fearful of
talking because he didn't want to be taken from his home or separated
from his new siblings.

The adoptive father has been charged with raping three boys in his
care and compelling prostitution by hiring the 10-year-old out for
sex. He and two other men remained in jail Thursday on rape charges.

Federal and local law enforcement officials said they're widening the
investigation into child sexual exploitation allegations against the
father, who worked out of his home as an insurance claims adjuster.
His name is being withheld by The Associated Press to protect the
children's identities.

Troy police said they impounded the father's truck and seized four
laptops from the home and a video camera and two wooden paddles from
the master bedroom.

School officials said the man had recently withdrawn the three adopted
children from school, saying he would home school them. A neighbor
said he had no idea anything lurid might be going on in the home.

"You don't know what goes on inside people's homes," said neighbor Ed
Rogers, who had lived across the street from the man the past five
years in a neighborhood lined with single-story ranch homes, typical
in this working class city of 25,000 people about 20 miles north of
Dayton. "I'll never look at that house the same way again. I'll just
look at it with sickness."

The man at the center of the investigation is a longtime Troy resident
who had been involved in a local youth basketball program. Police
Capt. Chris Anderson said police so far haven't found any signs of any
inappropriate behavior with other children, even as calls poured in
from worried parents.

"Shock and disbelief," Anderson said of the community's reaction.

Rogers and his wife, Sherry, said the man was something of a loner but
would chit-chat when out mowing his lawn or when the kids were playing
outside. Sherry Rogers recalled Thursday that his blinds were usually
drawn shut at his home, a few blocks from an elementary school.

Police said they had hadn't found any records of past criminal charges
against the man. He had adopted three children, including a 9-year-old
girl, and was in the processing of adopting the fourth who lived with
him.

The children came from Texas, where state officials said Thursday they
have been reviewing their records but had found nothing out of the
ordinary or outside of procedures, which include background checks,
and parental training.

"We're sick about the results, but it's not that the process was not
followed," said Patrick Crimmins, spokesman for the Texas family
services agency. "This appears to be a tragic but isolated incident."

Ohio children's services officials said they were also reviewing the
adoptions, handled through a private agency certified by the state.
Ohio spokesman Ben Johnson said the adoptive father was first
certified as a foster parent in Miami County in 2005. He said Ohio and
Texas officials were in communication about the case.

The case comes as Ohio Gov. John Kasich and Attorney General Mike
DeWine have made investigating human trafficking and exploitation of
minors a priority.

"This is a horrible situation," DeWine said. "It's always shocking
whenever you have children who are abused, and when children are
sexually abused ... this is so reprehensible."

An undercover detective in Franklin County, part of a state task
force, talked online with the adoptive father, who said he would
arrange sex with a 10-year-old boy, Troy police said. He had been led
to the adoptive father by another man who had posted a Craigslist ad
wanting "taboo" sex, police said.

The adoptive father was going to meet the undercover detective at a
McDonald's in a nearby city, but police moved in two days before the
scheduled meeting, according to records. They confronted the man with
text messages and online communications about arranging sex with the
boy, police said in a case report filed in court.

Federal and state prosecutors and investigators and police from three
Ohio cities were meeting to discuss how to proceed. The FBI said it
was pursuing federal sexual exploitation charges.

The adoptive father was being held on $800,000 bond Thursday. The
Miami County public defender's office didn't return a message.

Jason Zwick, 29, of the Dayton suburb of Beavercreek was being held in
Miami County on a rape charge and $500,000 bond. A message was left
for his attorney. Patrick Rieder, 31, was charged with four counts of
child rape, the Montgomery County prosecutor's office said. Rieder was
being held Thursday without bond in Montgomery County. No attorney
information for him was immediately available.

The Montgomery County prosecutor on Thursday also charged the adoptive
father with one count of child rape and four counts of complicity to
commit child rape, based on an allegation of sexual assault in
Rieder's Dayton home. Prosecutor's spokesman Greg Flannagan declined
to discuss details of the new charges, filed in addition to the
earlier Miami County charges.
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Sewell reported from Cincinnati. AP writers Juan Carlos Llorca in El
Paso, Texas, and Julie Carr-Smyth in Columbus also contributed to the
story.



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Officials to widen probe into Ohio adoptive father

TROY, Ohio (AP) — Federal and local law enforcement officials said
they're widening the investigation into child sexual exploitation
allegations against an adoptive father charged with raping three boys
in his care.
Officials said the father hired one of the boys, a 10-year-old, out
for sex, prostituting him. The father and two other men remained in
jail Thursday on rape charges. The father's name is being withheld by
The Associated Press to protect the children's identities.
The boy shook when asked about being prostituted to two men, according
to police. They said the child was fearful of talking because he
didn't want to be taken from his home or separated from his new
siblings.
Troy police said they impounded the father's truck and seized four
laptops from the home and a video camera and two wooden paddles from
the master bedroom. The father worked out of his home as an insurance
claims adjuster.
School officials said the man had recently withdrawn the three adopted
children from school, saying he would home school them. A neighbor
said he had no idea anything lurid might be going on in the home.
"You don't know what goes on inside people's homes," said neighbor Ed
Rogers, who had lived across the street from the man the past five
years in a neighborhood lined with single-story ranch homes, typical
in this working class city of 25,000 people about 20 miles north of
Dayton. "I'll never look at that house the same way again. I'll just
look at it with sickness."
The man at the center of the investigation is a longtime Troy resident
who had been involved in a local youth basketball program. Police
Capt. Chris Anderson said police so far haven't found any signs of any
inappropriate behavior with other children, even as calls poured in
from worried parents.
"Shock and disbelief," Anderson said of the community's reaction.
Rogers and his wife, Sherry, said the man was something of a loner but
would chit-chat when out mowing his lawn or when the kids were playing
outside. Sherry Rogers recalled Thursday that his blinds were usually
drawn shut at his home, a few blocks from an elementary school.
Police said they had hadn't found any records of past criminal charges
against the man. He had adopted three children, including a 9-year-old
girl, and was in the processing of adopting the fourth who lived with
him.
The children came from Texas, where state officials said Thursday they
have been reviewing their records but had found nothing out of the
ordinary or outside of procedures, which include background checks,
and parental training.
"We're sick about the results, but it's not that the process was not
followed," said Patrick Crimmins, spokesman for the Texas family
services agency. "This appears to be a tragic but isolated incident."
Ohio children's services officials said they were also reviewing the
adoptions, handled through a private agency certified by the state.
Ohio spokesman Ben Johnson said the adoptive father was first
certified as a foster parent in Miami County in 2005. He said Ohio and
Texas officials were in communication about the case.
The case comes as Ohio Gov. John Kasich and Attorney General Mike
DeWine have made investigating human trafficking and exploitation of
minors a priority.
"This is a horrible situation," DeWine said. "It's always shocking
whenever you have children who are abused, and when children are
sexually abused ... this is so reprehensible."
An undercover detective in Franklin County, part of a state task
force, talked online with the adoptive father, who said he would
arrange sex with a 10-year-old boy, Troy police said. He had been led
to the adoptive father by another man who had posted a Craigslist ad
wanting "taboo" sex, police said.
The adoptive father was going to meet the undercover detective at a
McDonald's in a nearby city, but police moved in two days before the
scheduled meeting, according to records. They confronted the man with
text messages and online communications about arranging sex with the
boy, police said in a case report filed in court.
Federal and state prosecutors and investigators and police from three
Ohio cities were meeting to discuss how to proceed. The FBI said it
was pursuing federal sexual exploitation charges.
The adoptive father was being held on $800,000 bond Thursday. The
Miami County public defender's office didn't return a message.
Jason Zwick, 29, of the Dayton suburb of Beavercreek was being held in
Miami County on a rape charge and $500,000 bond. A message was left
for his attorney. Patrick Rieder, 31, was charged with four counts of
child rape, the Montgomery County prosecutor's office said. Rieder was
being held Thursday without bond in Montgomery County. No attorney
information for him was immediately available.
The Montgomery County prosecutor on Thursday also charged the adoptive
father with one count of child rape and four counts of complicity to
commit child rape, based on an allegation of sexual assault in
Rieder's Dayton home. Prosecutor's spokesman Greg Flannagan declined
to discuss details of the new charges, filed in addition to the
earlier Miami County charges.
___
Sewell reported from Cincinnati. AP writers Juan Carlos Llorca in El
Paso, Texas, and Julie Carr-Smyth in Columbus also contributed to the
story.