How Could You?Hall of Shame-Jeremy Chesser UPDATED

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From Lucas County, Ohio,”a federal grand jury indicted former Springfield Twp. firefighter Jeremy Chesser on three charges related to sex crimes against children Wednesday, following his arrest in late August.

According to a court document, Chesser, of Maumee, is facing two counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor. In the first count, he is accused of producing sexually explicit material involving a minor victim under two years old from Oct. 1 to Oct. 31, 2022. The second count accused Chesser of producing sexually explicit material with a victim aged 13 to 14 between Jan. 1, 2022 to on or about Aug. 30, 2023.

Chesser was also indicted on Receipt and Distribution of Child Pornography between the dates of Jan. 1, 2013 and Aug. 30, 2023.
“Hundreds, 1,000 images of what appeared to be child pornography,” were found on Chesser’s phone by authorities, according to a court document detailing the charges.
Chesser is the father of 10 children, several of whom are foster children. He was also fostering children at the time of his arrest.

On Sept. 2, his employment with the Springfield Twp. Fire Department was terminated.
He is scheduled to appear in court on Sept. 26 for arraignment.”

“On Tuesday, Sept. 26, Jeremy Chesser was arraigned in federal court where he pleaded not guilty. He will remain behind bars until his pretrial phone hearing on Nov. 1. Chesser was ordered not to have any contact with biological, adopted or foster children. ”

“On Wednesday, Nov. 1, the court set a new pre-trial date for the case to February 9, 2024. The prosecution and Chesser’s lawyers argued that they needed more time to investigate the case.”

Former Springfield Twp. firefighter indicted on child sex crime charges, pleads not guilty
[Wtol 11 9/26/23]

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Update:“Jeremy Chesser 14 years 4 months to 17 years and 10 months after he change his plea to guilty of one count of gross sexual imposition, one count of endangering children and two counts of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor.He will be sentenced in federal court in November 2024 for additional years of prison on charges related to child sex abuse material.”
Former firefighter, foster parent receives sentence in Lucas County court on child sex crimes
[WTOl 11 8/8/24 ]