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Defiance County grand jury returns indictments against 15 persons
A Defiance County grand jury has returned indictments against 15 persons, according to Prosecutor Morris Murray’s office. Indicted were: • Bernard Bates, 83, 1302 Byrnwyck Court, for two counts of pandering obscenity involving a minor, each a second-degree felony; and two counts of pandering obscenity involving a minor, each a fourth-degree felony. Authorities allege that from June 23, 2022-Aug. 8, 2022, he created, reproduced, or published materials showing a minor...
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