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Jul 22, 2025

New trial ordered in Auglaize County sex offender case


Citing errors at trial, the Ohio Third District Court of Appeals has reversed the  convictions of a Lima man last year on sex-related chargesin Auglaize County and remanded the case back to Auglaize County Common Pleas Court for a retrial. In 2024, 25 year old Matthew Risch was convicted and sentenced to 13 years in prison for gross sexual imposition, disseminating matter harmful to a juvenile and public indecency. The appeals court mentioned errors by the defense counsel and the trial court. A pre-trial in this new case is set for September 9th. 


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