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High-profile sex abuse case brings test for new Ohio anti-grooming law

States Newsroom · October 22, 2026

The arrest of a former executive at a Catholic charity organization in Columbus stands as a high-profile test of a new anti-grooming law passed just last year by Ohio lawmakers. Scott Hartman faces a number of different charges related to allegations of sexual conduct with a minor, and one of the charges, misdemeanor…

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High-profile sex abuse case brings test for new Ohio anti-grooming law

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