Former Madison Twp. fire chief jailed in child sex case

A former Madison Twp. fire chief was arrested and jailed in a child sex case.

Ronald E. Miller, 69, of Madison Twp., is charged with two counts of rape and four counts of gross sexual imposition involving a minor, according to a release from the Butler County Sheriff’s Office.

Miller was taken into custody and booked into the Middletown City Jail, the release stated.

“Crimes like these are always difficult when it involves children,” Butler County Sheriff Richard Jones said. “When the suspect is a former fire chief, he is right where he needs to be, in jail.”

The Madison Twp. Fire Department said Miller has not been an active member of the department in more than 20 years in a statement posted on social media.

Good afternoon, as most of you are probably aware by now Ronald Miller a former member of Madison Twp. Fire Dept. and...
Posted by Madison Township Fire Department on Sunday, February 14, 2021

“We are disappointed to hear of these allegations and our thoughts and prayers are with those involved,” the department stated on its Facebook page.

Additional details regarding the charges were not available.

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