Wednesday, July 29, 1998
An orthopedic doctor who fondled patients was fined $900 Tuesday and sentenced to three years' probation and 150 hours of community service. He also was ordered to undergo counseling.
Judge Jack Rosen of Hamilton County Municipal Court also gave Dr. David Henry Gillis a suspended sentence. Dr. Gillis last monthpleaded no-contest to two counts of sexual imposition and a charge of failure to keep records of controlled substances.
He faced a maximum of 60 days in jail for each sexual imposition charge and a maximum of 180 days in jail on the other charge.
Six patients accused him of fondling them and - or exposing himself during visits to his Corryville office. Ten charges were dropped last month: six for sexual imposition, three for public indecency and one for disorderly conduct.
5 more 'Most Wanted' suspect arrested
Five more "Tristate's Most Wanted" suspects have been arrested, bringing the total to 502 arrests out of the 835 suspects named in The Cincinnati Enquirer.
Andra Cope, 39, of Oakley was arrested Friday on a charge of felony theft of drugs.
Robert Eric Hurry, 30, also known as Eric Robert Hurry, of Covington was arrested Sunday on charges of assault on a police officer, possession of cocaine and failure to appear.
Gary Iles, 41, of Covington turned himself in last week on charges of possession of a forged instrument and unlawful transaction with a minor. He is out on bond pending a court hearing today.
Raashad Jones, 20, of the West End was arrested Friday on a domestic violence charge. He also was wanted for questioning in the shooting death of James Marion, who was killed Sept. 10 in the Mohawk area of Over-the-Rhine.
Melvin Palmer, 27, of Fairfield was arrested Monday on a charge of felony domestic violence.
The Enquirer publishes "Tristate's Most Wanted" each Monday. Crime Stoppers will pay up to $1,000 for information that leads to an arrest. Callers to 352-3040 can remain anonymous.
Discrimination suit referred to state courts
COLUMBUS -- A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed most of the police chief's discrimination and harassment lawsuit, saying there was no proof that the mayor or safety director broke federal law. But U.S. District Judge James Graham also ruled that Chief James Jackson could pursue in state courts his allegation that the two defamed him.
The chief filed the lawsuit in October, after the city suspended him over the way he handled an internal police investigation.
In the lawsuit, the chief claimed the two discriminated against him and tried to intimidate him into leaving office. He is the city's first black police chief; the other two are white.
Farmers collect environmental awards
COLUMBUS -- Farm groups eager to protect livestock operations from being seen by the public as polluters presented Environmental Stewardship Awards on Tuesday at the Statehouse.
The Ohio Cattlemen's Association, Ohio Poultry Association, Ohio Sheep Improvement Association and Ohio Pork Producers Council praised four farmers for conservation policies, protecting water quality and innovative waste management.
The award recipients were:
O'Connor Farms, beef cattle producer, Belle Center, Logan County; for no-till crop production and erosion control.
James Pastore Sr., poultry producer, Canton; for restoring depleted land and enhancing a wetland.
Mikesell Stock Farm, sheep, lamb, wool and beef producer, Frazeysburg, Coshocton County; for grazing and water management practices. Bill Young, pork producer, Newcomerstown, Tuscarawas County, for manure-nutrient management.
EPA investigator asks to go back to school job
COLUMBUS -- The state EPA's former lead investigator into suspected environmental hazards at a Marion County high school asked to be put back on the job Tuesday.
Paul Jayko, lead investigator at the Marion site from June 1997 until last month, contends he was pulled off the job because he was too critical of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency's work. EPA officials said Mr. Jayko was reassigned to other duties in its Bowling Green office as part of an internal investigation. An unusually high number of leukemia cases in Marion and among graduates of River Valley High School led to the investigation that found cancer-causing chemicals in the soil around the school. The state EPA investigation of Mr. Jayko alleges he drank beer before a public meeting, was insubordinate, watched TV while on duty and neglected duties.
