The second of three co-defendants said to be part of what's been called organized crime, was sentenced to prison on Friday. James Hershberger will spend four and a half years in prison for a charge of sexual battery. Charges of rape and unlawful sexual conduct with a minor were dropped as part of the plea deal. Investigators said Hershberger took part in organized sex crimes with Jay and Christy Holliday. The judge called it the "systematic abuse of a young girl". Hershberger was initially ruled incompetent to stand trial before intensive therapy helped restore him. He will have to register as a tier 3 sex offender.

The trial is underway for a Lima man suspected of kidnapping a family. An alleged victim took the stand to start the trial against Kiarris Laws. He's charged with aggravated burglary and three counts of kidnapping. All have firearm and repeat violent offender specifications. The alleged victim says Laws and Marquavius Shurelds held her, the woman's child, and the father of her child in another man's apartment, last December. The father was stabbed and bleeding. She says Shurelds and Laws wanted money from him. Prosecutors say in opening remarks that her testimony and others will back up the evidence and show how serious the crime was.