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Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Alleged MySpace misuse leads to sex crimes indictment for New Lebanon man
DAYTON — A New Lebanon man, accused of using his MySpace page to meet underage girls, was indicted Monday, March 1, for multiple felonies involving sexual conduct with minors.
Joseph S. Cummings, 21, is charged with four counts of illegal use of a minor in nudity-oriented material, two counts of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor and one count of pandering sexually oriented material involving a minor.
Montgomery County Prosecutor Mathias H. Heck, Jr. said that Perry Twp. and Englewood police found three victims, ages 14, 15 and 16.
“While Facebook and MySpace have the ability to let friends stay in touch, they also give child molesters access to children,” Heck said. “As parents, we all need to be aware of who our children are talking to while online, and never allow them to meet strangers face-to-face.”
Using his MySpace page, Cummings posed as a 17-year-old boy. He would befriend the victims then arrange to meet them in person. He is accused of having sexual conduct with two of the victims and of taking photographs of the victims in a state of nudity.
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Family Services Association settles discrimination lawsuit
DAYTON — Family Services Association, Inc., a Dayton-based community service provider, has agreed to settle a disability discrimination filed on behalf of a former employee who is hearing impaired, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced Monday, March 1.
The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in September 2008, charged that FSA refused to promote Deron Emmons because of his disability. Emmons has a profound hearing impairment and is unable to speak, according to the complaint.
The FSA made Emmons “an inferior and disingenuous offer” to be director of Community Services for the Deaf “under terms he could not accept,” according to a statement released by the EEOC.
The terms included an annual rate of pay “significantly less” than what he was earning as a project director “because it did not want a non-verbal deaf person to direct the program,” the statement said.
FSA agreed to a five-year consent decree, in which it agreed to pay Emmons $15,000. FSA also agreed to provide training to all management-level employees, including the executive director, on avoiding employment discrimination, according to the EEOC.
FSA, which has provided service to the area for more than 100 years, offers counseling services for families and individuals, as well as community services for the hearing impaired.
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