The Brown County Court of Common Pleas was busy last week, sentencing no less than ten people, including Richard Delaney.
Delaney, 63, of Sardinia, was convicted of two counts of gross sexual imposition, a third-degree felony, and was sentenced to six years in the Ohio Department of Corrections on July 30. Delaney had been under arrest since Jan. 14 and will receive 197 days of jail credit.
According to documents filed in the Brown County Court of Common Pleas, between April 2013 and January 2015, Delaney had sexual contact with two females under the age of 10 on at least two occasions each. According to documents filed in the Brown County Municipal Court, one of those occasions happened at Lake Waynoka, which eventually led to Delaney’s arrest.
In addition to his time in prison, Delaney was advised that he must report as a tier II sex offender. Delaney was placed on a mandatory of five years of post-release control, which he will serve when he is released in 2021.
Others sentenced include:
Daniel McCleese, 24, of Ripley, was sentenced to two years of community control for a guilty verdict of grand theft, a fourth-degree felony. He is also ordered to pay restitution of $1,000 to Cheryl McKibben and complete the STAR Program.
Barbara Ann Hnaihen, 39, of Batavia, was sentenced to one year of community control for a guilty verdict of trafficking in counterfeit controlled substances within the vicinity of a juvenile, a fourth-degree felony.
Gloria Ann Grooms, 53, of Wilmington, was sentenced to one year of community control for a guilty verdict of aggravated possession of drugs, a fifth-degree felony.
Ronald Marshall, 28, of Ripley, was sentenced to four years of community control for a guilty verdict of two counts of trafficking in heroin, both fifth-degree felonies.
Amber Aleshire, 26, of Sardinia, was sentenced to two years of community control for a guilty verdict for illegal assembly or possession of chemicals for the manufacture of drugs, a third-degree felony.
Robert G. Lewis, 32, of Ripley, was sentenced to two years of community control for a guilty verdict of having weapons under disability, a third-degree felony.
Cathy L. Test, 50, of Mt. Orab, was sentenced to two years of community control for a guilty verdict of trafficking in marijuana, a fifth-degree felony.
Sammi Carroll, 26, of Aberdeen, was sentenced to two years of community control and entry into the STAR Program for a guilty verdict of trafficking in heroin, a fifth-degree felony.
Thomas Poe, 22, of Crescent Springs, Ky., was sentenced to 14 months in the Ohio Department of Corrections for a guilty verdict of failure to provide change of address, a fourth-degree felony.
