A disturbing case unfolded at the Lawrence County Courthouse when a man traveled from Dayton to support a friend who had accused a local father of sexually abusing his own children. The man told deputies that his friend, who had been staying with him in Dayton, revealed shocking allegations about the father—claiming that CPS had […]
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