The police chief of a small Ohio village was arrested on Thursday over child sex assault allegations from his time as a teacher and Young Marines instructor.
Chad Essert, 44, of Blanchester was indicted by a Clermont County Grand Jury on 56 third-degree felony counts of sexual battery and 14 third-degree felony counts of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor.
‘It takes tremendous courage for a victim to come forward, especially when the accused wears a badge and holds a position of authority.’
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Essert allegedly committed the crimes between 2005 and 2010 during the time he was a teacher at a Sharonville school, according to a press release from the Clermount County Sheriff’s Office. He later became the police chief of Bethel.
Prosecutors said the victim was one of
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