Police Chief Faces 70 Sex Crime Charges

Bethel’s police chief Chad Essert is facing 70 sex crime charges, including 56 counts of sexual battery and 14 counts of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor, stemming from incidents allegedly occurring between 2005 and 2010 while he was teaching with the Young Marines and in Sharonville. Arrested in Florida earlier this month, he was brought back to Clermont County last week and is scheduled for critical court appearances Monday — a motion hearing at 10 AM and arraignment at 1:30 PM — as the community watches this high-stakes case unfold. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/3c3ce530c8b5923b