“The credibility of the investigation would have been called into question – either by my critics who would claim my friendship prevented a thorough investigation, or by defense counsel at trial, who would try to claim that I am overreacting and targeting his client to prove my integrity for political purposes,” he said.
Either way, the credibility of the investigation would have been called into to question – either by critics who claimed my friendship prevented a thorough investigation, or by defense counsel at trial, who would try to claim that I am overreacting and targeting his client to prove my integrity for political purposes.
The story saw new developments this week after The Licking County Sheriff’s Office in Newark, Ohio, announced they would now be handling an investigation into the allegations – after the Knox County Sheriff’s Office put in a request for a handover.
The woman, who The Independent has contacted, said that she was moved to speak out because her allegations were not pursued by the Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost’s office over a conflict of interest involving the church leadership.
The Knox County Sheriff’s office realized it could not do this investigation because the suspect’s mother is a county commissioner, who votes on the Sheriff’s budget.“.