If you were in Lima over the past couple of days you may have noticed a statue around town. That statue is James Yates, a Lima resident who likes to dress up and pose as a live statue around the area. He says the whole costume and paint takes around an hour to put on. He changes up the costume every year and says that it takes a couple of days to complete the outfit. This year he created a soldier look to show support for the military.

An Englishman living in Van Wert County changes his plea and is sentenced for unlawful sexual conduct with a minor among other charges. 34-year-old James Yates changed his plea from not guilty to guilty on Monday in Van Wert Common Pleas Court. He was facing 9 charges including rape, sexual battery, gross sexual imposition and unlawful sexual conduct with a minor. He was sentenced to 12 and-a-half years in prison to six of the original 9 counts.