COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A former Ohio lawmaker was sentenced Friday to two years of probation and required to perform 250 hours of community service on domestic violence charges.
Republican state Rep. Bob Young was also ordered to abstain from alcohol as part of his probation and cannot enter bars or liquor stores.
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Mr Young was found guilty of causing bodily harm to his wife at a trial before Judge Edward O'Farrell in October last year, but was later acquitted of assault after a confrontation with his brother over hitting his wife. Ta. Friday's sentencing took place in Barberton Municipal Court.
A former Summit County representative was charged with domestic violence and assault in July 2023 after he allegedly punched his wife in the face and threw her cellphone into a pool to prevent her from calling 911. When she went to Young's brother's house looking for a safe place, authorities say the man chased her and charged at her brother when she refused to go inside, causing her glass to break. The door was shattered and both men were injured.
Former Ohio congressman Bob Young was sentenced to probation and sobriety on domestic violence charges. (Fox News)
Young's wife testified against him during the day-long trial, telling the court that Young punched her in the face so hard that she lost hearing in one ear. She also said she was afraid to call 911 because she was scared of her husband.
Under questioning, Young denied intentionally hitting his wife.
Young was arrested a second time in late August on suspicion of violating a confidentiality order for leaving multiple voicemails for his wife, and a third time in September on suspicion of stalking for installing a GPS tracking device on a relative's car. . These charges are still pending.
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Despite lobbying from Democrats and more than 30 Republicans, including Republican House Speaker Jason Stevens and Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, Young initially refused to relinquish his seat as a lawmaker. .
Young was allowed to keep his seat because the charges against him are misdemeanors rather than felonies. But days after he was stripped of his leadership role as chairman, he resigned.
