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A Republican mayor in Ohio is facing criminal allegations after authorities say he was recorded on a concealed camera smelling an underage girl’s underwear.

An incident report from the Richland county sheriff’s Office details the accusations against Wesley Dingus, 48, who serves as mayor of Butler. The claims came from a juvenile who had been staying at his residence.

According to investigators, the teen had hidden a small camera in a bedroom in the home. On 13 January, she reportedly received multiple motion alerts indicating recordings had been captured. Deputies say the footage showed Dingus smelling at least four pairs of her underwear “for several seconds” and also “touching his groin area over his clothes”.

Richland county children’s services passed the report along to law enforcement the same day the alleged incident occurred, and a deputy later interviewed the girl at her school.

A deputy later contacted Dingus and arranged a meeting, but the conversation did not happen after his attorney advised canceling it, local news outlet WKYC reported. Authorities arrested Dingus nearly a month later, an action that took place on 13 February.

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[–] WanderWisley@lemmy.world 1 points 7 minutes ago

Once again, not a democrat, not an immigrant, not a drag queen, not a trans athlete, not a member of the LGBTQ community, not a black person. Just good ol fashioned classic republican.

[–] mechoman444@lemmy.world 10 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

Ok wait... Hold on... This guy sniffs some panties... Which honestly although disgusting and indicative, isn't illegal. But they arrest him anyway...

But if they arrest anyone in the Epstein files the system will collapse? By all accounts and the precedent currently set this man should have been left alone and even given some kind of promotion or award.

[–] Serinus@lemmy.world 7 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

charging Dingus with voyeurism

Ohio Revised Code Section 2907.08 | Voyeurism

(A) No person, for the purpose of sexually arousing or gratifying the person's self, shall commit trespass or otherwise surreptitiously invade the privacy of another, to spy or eavesdrop upon another.

(2) A violation of division (A) of this section is a misdemeanor of the third degree.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@piefed.ca 2 points 2 hours ago

That's like saying sex isn't illegal...except when it is.

[–] 5oap10116@lemmy.world 21 points 6 hours ago

Another ~~trans drag queen~~ republican

[–] ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world 29 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Claims against Wesley Dingus came from teen who had been staying at his residence and hid camera in bedroom

That is a very unfortunate last name.

[–] Blueliner@lemmy.world 22 points 9 hours ago

Did he live up to his name, or did his name damn him to a lifetime of dingus decisions?

The answer is yes.

[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 26 points 10 hours ago

What a dingus!

[–] decapitae@sh.itjust.works 24 points 10 hours ago (1 children)
[–] HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works 28 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

Second word of the first paragraph.

[–] Blueliner@lemmy.world 13 points 9 hours ago

I mean the title really gave it away

[–] decapitae@sh.itjust.works 13 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

I know, I'm just too tired to read anymore... Waiting for the Hague to mean something again..

[–] madjo@piefed.social 17 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

The USA doesn't acknowledge the ICC, in fact there's a law in the books that they're going to invade my country (Netherlands) if the ICC incarcerates a single US diplomat.

Fuck the leadership of the USA, regardless which party.

[–] decapitae@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 hours ago

usa = fascist exceptionalist - not interested in liberty or justice for all. Quite disgusting in practice.

[–] 20cello@lemmy.world 11 points 10 hours ago (1 children)
[–] comrade_twisty@feddit.org 1 points 3 hours ago