In June, an Allen County jury found Dexter Thompson guilty of four counts of sexual battery and one count of unlawful sexual contact.
ALLEN COUNTY, OH (WLIO) - A former probation officer gets seven and a half years in prison after he was found guilty of having sexual contact with women he was overseeing in Lima Municipal Court.
There were three victims that came forward, but the jury only convicted Thompson of charges involving two of them.
In June, an Allen County jury found Dexter Thompson guilty of four counts of sexual battery and one count of unlawful sexual contact. There were three victims that came forward, but the jury only convicted Thompson of charges involving two of them. The prosecutor talked about how his actions not only did mental harm to the victims but hurt the reputation of the Lima Municipal Probation Office, which is trying to help people convicted of crimes turn their lives around.
"Even if, in regards to the sexual batteries, that the victim was somehow interested in the defendant and wanted to have some sort of relationship, the very nature of him being a probation officer makes it wrong," said Joshua Carp, Allen County Assistant Prosecutor.
"Even if, in regards to the sexual batteries, that the victim was somehow interested in the defendant and wanted to have some sort of relationship, the very nature of him being a probation officer makes it wrong. Just by him holding that title," says Joshua Carp, Allen County Assistant Prosecutor.Â
Thompson apologized to his loved ones and to the probation office, and said he doesn't agree with everything that was said during the trial.
Thompson apologized to his loved ones and to the probation office, and said he doesn't agree with everything that was said during the trial. Thompson was also classified as a Tier 3 sex offender.Â
