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Athens pulls brakes Guests urged to ‘Carry Out’

on Courtyard shuttle
Amanda Baker
For The Post
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The city of Athens has sus-

pended its shuttle bus service
to University Courtyard, leaving
questions about student trans-
portation to and from the Ohio
University campus.
The contract between the city
and Ambling Management Com-
pany, the corporation that owns
University Courtyard, for a shuttle
bus running every 20 minutes
was not renewed this month, said
Mayor Paul Wiehl.
“There will be a bus service for
students,” he said, speaking of a
city bus that will still make hourly
stops on the Richland Avenue.
The 580-bed University Court-
yard complex located on Richland
Avenue is about a mile from Baker
University Center, or a 17-min-
ute walk, according to Google
Maps. Earlier this month, City Council
Tami Finan, regional vice presi-
dent for Ambling Management
Co., the corporation that owns
the complex, cited problems with
the buses as the reasoning behind
the discontinuation. The shuttle
route relied on buses larger than
the regular Athens Transit vehi-
cles.
“It was a mutual decision
based on the age and the mechan-
ical issues with the buses,” she
said, noting that the buses were
purchased used.
University Courtyard is cur-
rently in the process of contract-
ing bus service for its residents,
though no decisions have been
made, Finan said. The complex’s
website, http://www.ucourtyar-
dathens.com, still advertised a
shuttle bus to campus at press
time.
OU is currently hiring a CATS
shuttle bus driver to transport stu-
dents between University Court-
yard and Baker University Center,
according to an online job listing.
A representative for Transporta-
trash from Ohio state parks
tion and Parking Services could
not be reached for comment.
The Summit at Coates Run,
an apartment complex on Rich-
land Avenue that opened earlier
this year, has also not signed a
contract with Athens Transit. The
Summit will have internal shuttles
running every 15-20 minutes, said
Samantha Matta, assistant prop-
erty manager. The shuttles will
run until 10 p.m. on weekdays and
3 p.m. on weekends.
Additionally, budget concerns
caused the city to consider rais-
ing bus fares for the first time in
about eight years, Mayor Wiehl
said, attributing a budget increase
to higher salaries and the rising
costs of oil and bus maintenance
over the next five years
passed a four-year financial plan
to be sent to the Ohio Department
of Transportation, which detailed
the funds necessary to continue
running the public transportation
system in Athens. This prospec-
tive budget jumps from $98,000 in Greg Roberts | CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHER
2010 to $130,000-140,000 in 2013. With trash cans being removed from local state parks, patrons are now responsible for their own trash disposal. Pictured here is left behind
trash at a beach at Strouds Run State Park.
“We have to look at the rates in
terms of offsetting the costs,” he
said. Amanda Baker “I don’t see how you should be responsible for your
Current bus fare is $1 for rides For The Post trash when you’re coming to a public park,” she said, add-
within city limits; a definite price ——— ing that she had not heard of the policy until now.
increase has not yet been set. Park staffs will still be responsible for collecting trash
Mayor Wiehl is optimistic Five local state parks no longer provide visitors with left behind by guests ignoring the policy, although the
about the public’s reaction to a trash cans to dispose of food and other garbage in a state- affected parks have reported no problems in the past year.
rise in fares. wide attempt to promote environmentalism. In fact, the program has contributed to a cleaner environ-
“Most people don’t think a dol- Strouds Run, Hocking Hills, Lake Logan, Burr Oak and ment around many of the parks.
lar is a lot,” he said. “Especially if Forked Run State Parks are five of the 30 parks across Ohio “We have seen pretty good results,” said Tim Archer,
it keeps the city from dipping fur- that are leaving trash removal to their guests, through the regional park manager for the Hocking Hills region.
ther into general funds to pay for “Carry In, Carry Out” policy. “The first year, I probably didn’t get one complaint.
public transportation.” Initiated in 2008, the Ohio Department of Natural There have been a few people more recently, but I really
Resources discontinued trash pick-ups across the state to didn’t get a lot of negative feedback.”
ab253107@ohiou.edu increase environmental awareness, said Sandy Caramon- Opponents of the policy claim that Ohio could have
te, an employee with Ohio State Parks. implemented a fee for day-use of parks, instead of remov-
“We’re encouraging them to take away their stuff, ing trash cans, but Caramonte insists the policy was initi-
reducing the smell and the mess in the parks,” she said. ated by a need for environmental awareness and not the

County fighting ‘battle’ Trash cans create problems for wildlife and visitors
alike, according to the Ohio State Parks Web site. Not only
can animals become dependent on trash for food, but
insects and other pests are often attracted to garbage and
state budget.
“We believe access to nature should never be limited by
ability to pay,” she said.
Even so, the state has seen about $53,000 in annual sav-

against growing drug use

create unsightly and dangerous situations for park guests. ings because of the policy.
Dumpsters and trash cans have been removed on trail- Visitors are encouraged to contact park rangers or man-
heads and picnic areas, but will remain in overnight areas agers to inquire about this and other programs at Ohio
such as campgrounds and cottage areas. Additionally, state parks.
dumpsters will remain at beaches, launch ramps and high- “We’re excited to promote the program to visitors,”
Jesse Hathaway traffic tourist attractions, such as Old Man’s Cave. Caramonte said.
For The Post Kristin Lusby, a junior studying marine biology, said she
Matt Beddingfield disagreed with the policy. ab253107@ohiou.edu
For The Post
We do not really
——— know why we have
this major problem.”
The signs that Athens County
— Lieutenant Bryan

Local services face burden

has a growing drug problem are
starting to become hard to ignore. Cooper, Athens County
Last week, Athens City Police Sheriff’s Department
received a complaint from the Days Our investment in education

of recent state budget cuts

Inn motel on Columbus Road that
drug paraphernalia was found in a
room.
Two area men entered the room
while police were waiting for a
search warrant to be prepared,
and officers gained entry into the
room to prevent any destruction
of evidence. Upon entry, officers
collected what they believed to be
heroin, drug syringes, and other
paraphernalia.
While this may seem shocking,
data from the Ohio Department of
Health reinforces the perception
of a growing drug problem. From
2005 until 2007, Athens County had
five drug-related deaths each year.
In 2008, there was a 240% increase
in drug-related deaths, with 12.
So far, the county is on track to
break this record this year.
In a statement given June 30,
Athens County Sheriff Patrick Kelly
said, “we have a major problem
here, no doubt. It’s a battle we are
fighting.”
Athens County Sheriff’s Office
Lieutenant Bryan Cooper said that
there may be a combination of fac-
tors that are contributing to Athens
County’s growing drug problem.
“It might be that we have two
universities and the populations
that those bring here, or it might be
a result of the economic problems
that are going on in the entire coun-
try, Lieutenant Bryan Cooper from
the Athens County Sheriff’s Depart-
ment said. “We do not really know
why we have this major problem.”
“Any time that people lose their
jobs, people resort to other means
of getting money. Sometimes, that
means turning to drugs. When
people sell drugs, they start using
drugs. This means that drug sales
go up, and drug abuse goes up.”
Cooper noted that most of the
drugs found in the county originate
in Columbus, and are sold in the
area by local drug dealers.
Retired Ohio Bureau of Criminal
Investigations agent Stephen Kane
has seen widespread drug use in
the county for decades.
“In 1975, when I was an Athens
City police officer, I saw cocaine,
methamphetamine, and pharma-
ceutical drugs being abused, but
heroin was not an issue,” he said.
“Since then, Athens County has
been inundated with opioids.”
In 2005, then-Athens County
Sheriff Vern Castle entered into
a mutual aid agreement with the
multi-county Major Crimes Task
Forces, in response to seeing a
growing narcotics problem.
In 2008, Athens County’s last
See DRUGS, Page 4
Caitlin Bowling
For The Post
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Although circumstances are not as dire
as expected, local services will still feel
the strain of cuts in the $50.5 billion state
biennium budget, which was signing into
law last Friday.
Several state-funded programs,
including job and family services, mental
health services and public libraries, sus-
tained budget reductions. Other areas,
including food banks and education, saw
an increase in funding, but could face
cuts in the future.
FOOD BANKS
The battle about the budget is not over,
said Lisa Hamler-Fugitt, executive direc-
tor of the Ohio Association of Second
Harvest Food Banks (OASHF), encourag-
ing Ohioans to continue contacting state
officials with their budget concerns.
Food banks will receive $12 million a
year, an increase from last years funding,
according to the budget.
But, Hamler-Fugitt said it is not
enough. Food banks asked the state for
$17 million a year, which did not factor
in rising food costs and unemployment.
Demand at Ohio food pantries has
increased by 29 percent this year, while
10 percent of food pantries have closed,
according to the OASHF web site.
“(Pantries) are rationing the food that
they have, and when the food is gone,
they are closing their doors,” she said.
“This is the perfect storm — greater
demand and fewer services.”
The budget allocated a lot of money to
education, but hungry kids can’t learn,
Hamler-Fugitt said.
EDUCATION
The state budget gave $12 billion to
education, initiated education reforms
and changes to school funding, which
has drawn praise from organizations
such as the Ohio Education Association.
“This summer will be remembered in
history as the beginning of a transfor-
mation of public education in Ohio to
meet the challenges of the 21st century
and the state’s commitment to provide
resources for a constitutional system of
public school funding in Ohio,” said OEA
President Patricia Frost-Brooks in a press
release.
Democratic Rep. Debbie Phillips also
will be a key factor in improving
Ohio’s economic recovery.”
Debbie Phillips
Democratic Rep.
applauded the reforms in a press release,
saying, “Our investment in education will
be a key factor in improving Ohio’s eco-
nomic recovery.”
Ohio colleges will also receive an
increase in state funding next year. How-
ever, the state has cut funding for higher
education by $170 million the following
year.
By holding off on funding cuts until
the 2010-2011 school year, universities
will have a year of increased tuition and
time to prepare for the cuts, said Chan-
cellor Eric Fingerhut in a statement last
week.
In preparation for the cut, Gov. Strick-
land lifted an in-state tuition freeze,
allowing universities to increase tuition
by 3.5 percent this year and next.
Ohio University officials have said
that tuition will not increase Fall Quarter
but an increase is possible for Winter or
Spring Quarter.
Not everyone is happy with the allo-
cations to education, voicing concerns
about how Gov. Strickland’s education
plan will be funded.
See STATE BUDGET, Page 4

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Opinion
POSTLETTER

Bartender’s life lessons

will be missed by alum
There were a lot of great
professors at Ohio University
when I was a student. Math,
philosophy, psychology, Eng-
lish, etc. They all contributed
to my education. But one of
the best was Manuel Gevas,
my bartender at the Towne
House Grille.
Manuel passed away this
week, and he will be missed
by all of us who learned as
much or more from him than
any other instructor, coach
or advisor we worked with in
Athens. Academics are impor-
tant but the lessons learned
outside the classroom are far
more important to the suc-
cess and enjoyment of life
than any course we were
graded on.
I met Manuel the first time I
visited Ohio University in Ath-
ens. He was a role model of
professionalism and a men-
was everybody’s “major” topic
to study.
The only tuition at the
Towne House was the price of
a beer or two. Once a student
paid that price and became a
regular at the Towne House,
he was assured of individual
attention by the “Professor”
Manuel. Those of us fortunate
enough to be enrolled in the
Towne House for 4 years grad-
uated Cum Laude. Some of us
were lucky enough to do spe-
cial independent study with
Manuel and learn about real
estate investment, conflict
resolution, negotiation, and
people management. It was
a holistic curriculum from a
complete teacher.
Because of bartenders like
Manuel the education an Ohio
University student receives
on Court and Union Streets POSTCOLUMN
is as valuable and important

Seeing ‘Harry Potter’ in New York

tor to all who enrolled in his as anything learned on the
“classes.” He taught important greens or in the halls.
lessons in management, soci- For sure my bartender,
ology and business to all of us Manuel Gevas was as impor-

more spellbinding than in Athens

who regularly “attended” his
classes at the Towne House.
There were never any lec-
tures, no homework assign-
ments and no tests. But
Manuel graded all of us at
the Towne House. When we
screwed up, we knew it. When
we did well, he recognized it.
But always we were learning
about life and how to live with
others. Manuel understood
that life and living with others
POSTLETTER
tant to me as any classroom
professor I spent time with
at Ohio University. It’s time to
bring back 3.2 percent beer
so that students can get four
years of education from their
bartender rather than four
hours on the weekend when
they are 21-year-old seniors
at Ohio University.
Tom Gosiorowski is a 1965
graduate of Ohio University.
Expelliarmus! Lumos! Oth-
er spell! As you should know,
Harry Potter and the Half-
Blood Prince hit theaters re-
cently. This new development
could mean only one thing in
the life of Jane Adams, Bo’s
Clothing Shack employee and
intern not-so-extraordinaire:
She too must hit theaters.
Anticipating the slightly
elevated price of movie tick-
ets in this city where every
$6, a price that is well worth to my theater. ater and chat with whomever
the extra hour or two of sleep The entire facility was you came with, this movie
I lost. I missed that sleep even divided into three floors with theater showed “Sneak Peeks.”
less when I saw normal admis- some theaters in the base- These sneak peeks are basi-
sion was $12.50. Ouch. ment and some on the sec- cally just more advertisements
Mo s t p e o p l e p ro b a b l y ond level. That is one thing I for how Cartoon Network now
wouldn’t have purchased con- have noticed about New York. has shows with real people
cessions, being that it was While in Ohio we have plenty in them, how we should all
10:30 in the morning, but I of space to spread out, New be like actors and donate our
am not most people. Since I Yorkers have to spread up. I money to charity and how
hadn’t been don’t think this people who leave their cell
to a movie is necessarily a phones on are destined for
in ages I bad thing, but it hell. After all that wonderful
I LOVE NEW YORK ... I THINK

Health care ‘propaganda’

price is “slightly” elevated, I wanted the does make for a knowledge I was practically
decided to go to a matinee. I f u l l m ov i e whole lot more overjoyed when the movie
am glad I did some online re- experience stairs. finally started. I leaned back
search first because a matinee — greasy I have into my chair in eager antici-

is inaccurate, unwelcome
I was disappointed to see
insurance company propa-
ganda printed as the political
cartoon in Thursday, July 16th’s
paper. The myth of long waits
in government-run health care
is a complete farce invented
by opponents of single-payer
health care systems, namely
profit-driven HMOs and other
organizations, which deny or
drop coverage to millions of
Americans. These companies
are afraid that socialized health
care would actually work and
people would be happy with
it, leading to massive losses
in their profits, so they invent
these lies in hopes that their
fear mongering will stifle social
progress. Another lie propa-
gated by opponents is that
America has the best health
care system in the world. This
is painfully untrue as the Unit-
ed States is currently ranked
37th by the WHO, with France’s
socialized, government-run
system as No. 1.
Andrew Franz is a senior studying
chemistry.
in the city is a movie before popcorn and to admit that pation, stuffed a handful of
noon. Before noon, people. all. despite the popcorn in my mouth, took
Now this is the point where I bought stairs the theater a sip of my Icee and prepared
I simply have to put my foot a popcor n, was nice. The myself for the two hours I was
down and say New Yorkers are which was chairs were soft about to spend with my favor-
crazy. Do you not love to sleep $5 and ridic- and comfortable ite British wizards.
here? Because where I come ulously small and everything Conclusion: Ticket $6,
from a matinee is anything for that price l o o k e d n e w, concessions $9, crying like
before six. (at least from something that an inconsolable child when
Despite the fact that I was the perspec- Jane Adams is lacking in the Dumbledore died and having
slightly disturbed by this, I tive of an theaters of less the urge to raise my imaginary
decided to suck it up and get Ohioan) and famous cities wand to the heavens in his
thee from bed to make it to a $4 small, like our beloved honor — priceless. I love the
a 10:55 showing. All for the white-cherry Icee ( I love those Athens. Still, this theater was movies — I mean, New York.
love of Harry Potter, of course, things). Like the movie theater without some of the things
or more specifically my on- in Athens I buttered my own that I enjoy when I go see a Jane Adams is a junior studying
screen crush Ronald Weasley popcorn, which is something I movie at The Athena Grand. journalism. You can send her
(Rupert Grint). like as it is hard for concession Instead of the nice time angry letters about how she gave
I arrived at the theater to workers to know how much before the movie starts when away the end of the movie at
discover that a matinee was butter you want, and I headed you get to sit in the quiet the- ja250406@ohiou.edu.
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Walter Cronkite died Friday
Editor in Chief evening. He was 92. I think it’s
Jessica Holbrook
fitting that the 40th anniver-
Managing Editor sary of the Apollo 11 moonwalk
J.W. Johnson Jr.
Monday is so close to Cronkite’s
Assistant Managing Editor death. Out of all the clips of
Rob Mixer
Cronkite’s broadcasts shown
Design Editor over the past few days, the
Jacqueline Cantu
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Greg Roberts
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Before I go any further, I
Weather should mention that I am one
Scalia Lab
of those jerks in every restau-
rant who mutters aloud, “We
can put a man on the moon;
you’d think they could make my
Editorial page material repre- chicken salad faster.” It’s true; I
sents the opinions of the editors, am an unrelenting Apollo pro-
columnists and letter writers. Opin- gram nut. I’ve always been
ions expressed are independent of enthralled by the whole roman-
the Ohio University administration ticism of a nation’s leader set-
ting an ambitious goal and then
and the printer.
LETTERSPOLICY
actually starting the process of
meeting the goal. There had to
have been something comfort-
ing about knowing hundreds
of thousands of people were
working on a collective objec-
tive to not only better their
country but humanity as a
whole.
I’m not that naïve, though,
and am aware that our reasons
for going to the moon had more
to do with beating the Soviets
than inspiring a nation.
Still, we went to the moon!
And we walked on it, too! We
won the race to the moon,
and in doing so we gained a
more complete knowledge of
the totality of our existence. I
don’t think we’ve accomplished
anything close to what we did
since then. We certainly haven’t
had a president since who’s
challenged the nation the way
President John F. Kennedy did
with his bold promise. Ken-
nedy offered us a new frontier,
and for too long we haven’t
searched the horizon for the
next one.
Even now, when history has
offered us yet another bold and
young president, the chance
to meet the line that divides a
mediocre generation from a
visionary generation is missed.
Take for instance President
Barack Obama’s and the now
Super Majority Democratic
Congress’ plan for combat-
ing global warming. Pres-
ently, a typical and hackneyed
response has been thought up
to fight what could very well be
the most important threat of a
generation.
Essentially, we’ve brought a
knife to a gunfight. The knife?
Cap and Trade policies, which
according to the Copenhagen
Consensus Center are prom-
ised to reduce 0.3 to 0.5 degrees
by the year 2100 of what many
believe will be a temperature
increase from anywhere from
1 to 11.5 degrees. We’ve reveled
in the mundane yet again and
have failed to reach for a new
frontier.
I am convinced, much as
many of you are, that we des-
perately need another Apol-
lo-like program to solve not
just global warming but our
dwindling energy supplies and
broken health and education
systems as well. So far, nothing
proposed out of Washington
could have ever made Cronkite
speechless, much the same way
man’s journey into heaven’s
orbit more than 40 years ago
did. Visionary thinking is miss-
ing. Even when bold policy is
announced, such as Obama’s
health care and global warming
directives, eventual legislation
is watered down with tax cuts
and pork barrel spending.
Maybe history will judge
the moonwalk as an easier task
than asking Congress to forget
about running for re-election
and pass meaningful legislation
for once.
Matthew Christ writes for the
University of Flordia’s Independent
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Alleged rapist called, texted Hocking River in ‘fairly good health,’
victim after reported assault safe for recreational use in Athens area
Frank Thomas
For The Post
———
A Philadelphia man accused
of raping an Athens woman he
met over the Internet continued
calling the alleged victim after
the alleged assault, according to
phone records.
Prosecutors say Charles
Nguyen, 31, traveled to Athens
and raped a local woman, using
duct tape to restrain her during
the attack.
The alleged victim also filed
stalking charges against Nguyen
after reporting the rape, accord-
ing to court records. The order
was granted.
Nguyen met her over the
Internet in February, and they
talked over the phone for
months before Nguyen came to
meet her and her family in Ath-
ens on May 9, according to her
request.
Nguyen stayed in Athens until
May 17 when the woman drove
him to the Columbus airport
for his flight home, she wrote in
her request, adding that she had
broken off the relationship.
He returned two days later
and raped her, she said in her
complaint. She reported the
rape that same day after Nguyen
had left.
Police and prosecutors have
said the alleged rape took place
at 9 a.m., but Nguyen called the
alleged victim at 9:52 a.m. from
Portsmouth, Ohio and they talk-
ed for about 12 minutes, accord-
ing to phone records made pub-
that he still wanted to be friends.
Nguyen sent his final text
message to the alleged victim
on May 27, according to phone
records.
The two talked often in the
months leading up to Nguy-
en’s visit, according to phone
records. In some instances they
talked several times each day —
with numerous conversations
lasting over an hour.
In others, Nguyen would call
up to seven or eight times over
as many minutes with each con-
nection lasting less than one
minute.
Out of 550 calls he made and
received between March 28 and
April 28, 212 were between he
and the victim, according to
phone records. Nguyen called
the victim 110 times between
the two dates with her calling
him 79 times.
He also talked to his alleged
victim 54 times in May before he
came to Athens.
Each call listed on the bill is
equal to one connection. Even
if Nguyen did not actually speak
with the woman or leave a mes-
sage, the bill would round the
charge up to one minute.
Prosecutors indicted Charles
Nguyen, 31, of Philadelphia, on
rape, kidnapping, aggravated
burglary and tampering with
evidence charges in May. Police
arrested him in New York, where
he was reportedly studying
medicine, in June.
Rape, kidnapping and aggra-
vated burglary are all first-
degree felonies that carry maxi-
THURSDAY, JULY 23, 2009 3
One of the biggest stories
that this report tells is
the success of the river’s
improving health.”
—Gregg Sablak, environmental
specialist, Ohio EPA Division of
Surface Water
Jesse Hathaway
For The Post
———
The Ohio Environmental Protection
Agency released a draft report stating that
the Hocking River was in fairly good health,
although some parts of the river remain
unhealthy.
According to the Hocking River Water-
shed Draft Total Maximum Daily Load
Report, or TMDL, 70 percent of sites sur- Greg Roberts | CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHER
veyed in the river and its tributaries met all A bird waits patiently for a fish off the shallow band on the Hocking River. New reports show the river is
of the water quality standards. The remain- safe to use recreationally in Athens.
ing 20 percent of the sites tested met some
of the standards, and 10 percent met none health were identified, but none of them an unnamed tributary in Fairfield County,
of the standards. were in the Athens area. Most of the trou- which suffers from “extreme acid mine pol-
The Hocking River watershed, which bled areas were in the Rush Creek watershed lution.”
spans 940 square miles, covers six counties in Fairfield County. “Based on our criteria, the Hocking River
in Southeast Ohio. In Athens County, sites The part of the Hocking River that flows itself is fully meeting all of the criteria for
tested include points adjacent to the Athens through the city of Athens is safe for recre- safe recreational use,” Sablak said. “There is
Mall, the Athens City Waste Water Treatment ational use, according to the report. a low probability of getting sick from expo-
plant on East State Street and the portion of The draft report has two designations for sure to the water. I don’t want to say the river
the river that runs under the East Stimson recreational use, primary contact recreation is ‘pristine’ — that’s a strong word — but it’s
Avenue bridge. and secondary contact recreation. in good quality.”
“One of the biggest stories that this report Primary contact recreation is defined in The draft report is currently undergoing a
tells is the success of the river’s improving the Ohio Administrative Code as “waters public review period, which ends August 3.
health,” said Gregg Sablak, environmental suitable for full-body contact such as swim- After August 3, public comments on the
specialist for the Ohio EPA Division of Sur- ming and canoeing.” Secondary contact report’s findings will be considered, and the
face Water. “The Hocking River has gone recreation is defined as “waters suitable for final report will be submitted to the EPA for
from being very degraded in the 1980s to partial-body contact such as wading.” review and approval.
showing a tremendous improvement today.” All of the Hocking River watershed is
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Student accused of barricading RA changes plea to guilty

lic as part of a search warrant. mum sentences of 10 years in
He then called a little after prison. Tampering with evi-
midnight the next day — less dence is a third-degree felony
than 17 hours after the alleged with a five-year maximum sen-
rape. Had they talked, it was for tence.
less than a minute, according to Nguyen could spend 35 years Frank Thomas second of two incidents Spring incident and is arguably the pleas, and their pre-trials are
phone records. in prison if convicted. For The Post Quarter. They allegedly used least involved. scheduled for August. Each
He also sent her two text mes- His trial is scheduled to begin ——— rope to block the door on their Criminal mischief is often could spend up to 18 months
sages just before 7 p.m. that on September 1. first attempt on May 15, and a third-degree misdemeanor, in prison and pay thousand-
day and once later that night — The first of four students chains on their second attempt but prosecutors have charged dollar fines if convicted of all
hours after the alleged incident. ft980608@ohiou.edu accused of barricading an Ohio on May 29, according to court the four with first-degree charges.
He sent his final text message to University residential assistant documents. offenses, saying they put Gal- In addition to criminal sen-
the woman on May 25. Records — Amanda Baker, Jesse in his room has changed his Detweiler reportedly partic- lagher in danger. tences, the students could be
are not available to determine Hathaway and Amanda Lucci plea to guilty as part of a deal ipated in the second incident, Had he gone to trial, Det- suspended or expelled from
whether he called or text mes- contributed to this report. with city prosecutors. but not the first. weiler could have been sen- OU if convicted by student
saged her again after Judge William Grim sen- Police charged Detwei- tenced to eight months in jail judiciaries, university officials
that. tenced 20-year-old Michael ler, who was a freshman at and forced to pay $1,500 in have said.
The woman fast facts Detweiler, of Hartville, to 120 the time, but is now a sopho- fines if convicted. Detweiler’s attorney had
reported in her peti- There were 531 total phone calls days in jail and fined him $750 more, with criminal mischief Prosecutors will likely contacted Lang about making
tion that, after Nguy- between Nguyen and the woman. for unlawful restraint and and unlawful restraint as first demand more severe sentenc- a deal prior to Thursday, he
en returned to Athens criminal mischief, but sus- and third degree misdemean- es for the other three in any said, adding that though he
212 of these calls were placed between
and allegedly raped pended the entire jail term and ors, respectively. Prosecutors plea agreement, because they has talked with lawyers for the
March 28 and April 28.
her, he continued $450 of the fine, placing him on have filed additional restraint were involved with in both other three students, they have
sending text messag- The woman called Nguyen 79 times one-year probation and order- and mischief charges against incidents and are charged with not made any agreement.
es, asking for her for- between these dates, and he called her ing him to complete 50 hours the other three — 19-year- more severe offenses, Lang Detweiler could not be
giveness and saying a total of 110 times. community service within 90 olds Thomas Grasso, Andrew said. reached for comment.
days, as part of the agreement. Upperman and Daniel Ram- The others have maintained
Detweiler will not have to bacher. their respective not guilty ft980608@ohiou.edu

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“I think first and foremost

that Gov. Strickland’s school
funding plan will result in a state
Circle K rocks out at Boogie on the Bricks
funding cut,” said Republican
Sen. Jimmy Stewart, adding that
schools will also be required to
meet unfunded mandates such
as smaller class sizes.
“(The state budget) only ben-
efits the folks at the horse race
track, the people who will sell
the slot machines,” Stewart said,
referencing a recent state battle
over having slot machines at
racetracks. “It will benefit the
elected officials and political
parties that are taking money
from the race track industry.”

SOCIAL SERVICES
Some local agencies such as
Athens County Jobs and Family
Services do not yet know how
funding cuts will affect them.
Jobs and Family Service has
already laid-off 20 people and
cut more than 30 jobs; as well
as cutting some healthcare pro-
grams because of the economic
downturn, according to a press
release from the agency.
“The number of people who
need our help is increasing every
day, but we have fewer people
and resources to help those in
need,” the release said. “We are
deeply saddened by the gover-
nor’s and General Assembly’s
continued lack of compassion
shown for our less-fortunate
citizens.”
Similarly, it is too early to say
how the state budget will affect
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Earl Cecil, executive director of
the board. Budget woes could
force the board to cut or scale

Court to decide where murder suspects will be tried

Rape case
back programs.
Budget cuts over the past year
have already lead to the clos-
ing of the Southern Consortium

for Children, a non-profit that
offered mental health, sub-
stance abuse and behavioral
health services in cities across
Southeast Ohio.
“These are very grave budget
times,” said Ellen Martin, chief
operations officer at Health
Recovery Services, a private
non-profit organization that
serves people with mental ill-
ness and addictions.
Details about how the budget
will affect HRS remain unknown
but the organization has already
downsized, Martin said.
“In the last year, we have had
to at times look at having people
on waiting lists,” she said. “We
have less treatment slots so peo-
ple have had to wait longer for
services.”
LIBRARIES
Public libraries will incur a
$227.3 million, or 30 percent,
funding cut over the next two
years.
Funding for Athens County
Public Library will decrease by
about 11 percent, said Lauren
Miller, director of the library.
The library has recently cut-
back on its hours in an effort to
save money, but cuts could also
lead to staff reductions, branch
Frank Thomas
For The Post
———
The Court of Common
Pleas will decide today if two
Columbus juveniles, accused
of committing aggravated
robbery and felony murder in
Athens County, will face trial
in Franklin County.
Prosecutors say Mohat
Osman and Abdifatah Abdi
accompanied Phillip Bol-
er and Hamda Jama on an
armed raid of Billy Osborne’s
New Marshfield trailer in
February. The raid, which
was reportedly orchestrated
to collect $13,000 Osborne
owe d t h e m f o r c o c a i n e,
turned into a shootout that
killed Donnie Putnam.
Attor neys for 17-year-
olds Osman and Abdi filed
the motion to change the
venue two weeks ago. Judge
Michael Ward agreed to hear
arguments about chang-
ing Osman’s trial to Franklin
County, but said he would
not consider Abdi’s motion
until after the completion
of Osman’s trial, which is
scheduled to begin first on
August 3.
Abdi’s trial is scheduled to
begin August 24.
Larry Thomas, who rep-
resents Osman, said in his
motion that pretrial media
coverage of the incident will
keep his client from getting
a fair trial and “make it pre-
sumptively impossible to
seat an impartial jury in this
county.”
“The local media immedi-
ately took interest in this case
and reported every event
daily,” Thomas wrote in his
motion. “The overwhelming
majority of the media’s cov-
erage of this case has been
negative for the defendant.”
He also attached 16 pages
of news stories following the
investigation and promised
during the initial hearing to
provide more.
Boler also requested to
move his trial to Franklin
County, but was unsuccess-
ful. He was tried and convict-
ed of aggravated robbery and
felony murder in June and
was sentenced to 28 years to
life in prison. He has since
appealed his conviction.
Jama’s trial is scheduled
for September.
Should Ward move the
proceedings, the county will
have to pay to transport pros-
ecutors, witnesses and Ward
himself to Franklin County
for the trial.
Thomas argued during
the initial hearing on the
motion that circumstances
have changed since Boler’s
motion, because the media
has already covered one trial
related to his client’s.
Abdi’s attorney, Isabelle
Thomas said that her client
would face even more dire
circumstance, because by the
time of his trial, two defen-
dants will have already been
tried.
Defendants have a right to
be “fairly tried in a public tri-
bunal free of prejudice, pas-
sion, excitement and tyran-
nical power” Thomas wrote
in the motion, citing case law
where convictions had been
overturned because of media
coverage.
Thomas added later in
his motion that though the
defendant must prove the
need for changing venue,
the judge may order a switch
when “community hostility
may be established by inflam-
matory publicity,” adding
that prejudice is presumed
when media coverage is
so inflammato-
ry that “it pervades
the community where the
trial is to be held.”
Abdi and Osman are both
charged with two counts of
aggravated robbery and felo-
ny murder. All of these charg-
es are first-degree felonies
and they could each spend 38
years to life in prison if con-
victed if all charges.
Two witnesses for the
prosecution in this case also
appeared in court Tuesday.
Billy Osborne, whose trailer
was allegedly raided in Feb-
ruary, may have reached a
plea agreement on unrelated
drug charges, and John Perry
II scheduled his jury trial for
tampering with evidence and
perjury charges related to the
shootout.
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from 1998
to go before
grand jury
Frank Thomas
For The Post
———
The case of a Lancaster
man accused of raping two
Athens minors in 1998 while
baby-sitting them will go
before a grand jury Monday.
The Athens County Sheriff’s
office arrested Nathaniel Stur-
gill, 27, last Thursday.
Police began investigating
the rape earlier this month
after the two alleged victims
recently told their parents
about the incident and called
the police.
The alleged victims told
police that Sturgill performed
“oral sex” on both the boy and
girl when he baby-sat them.
The woman, who is now 21,
told police that this took

Professor shows ‘passion’ for peace group

closings and a decrease in pro-
grams, according to the library’s
web site.
Although Ohio University’s
Alden Library is not subject to
cuts in public library funding,
line item budget cuts will affect
OhioLink, a statewide inter-
library book-sharing program.
“OhioLink did receive a cut,
but it is not nearly as much as we
feared,” said Jan Maxwell, assis-
tant dean of OU libraries, adding
that she is unaware of how much
funding OhioLink would lose.
The average undergraduate
student will not be affected by
the cuts despite a likely decrease
in books and searchable data-
bases, she said. OhioLink will
now receive $6.44 million a year
in state funding.
cb119506@ohiou.edu
Lu Tang
For The Post
———
One may encounter Chuck Overby
in his favorite place on the Ohio Uni-
versity campus, Alden Library. He often
wears a “Veterans for Peace” ( VFP)
cap or his ancestral Norwegian fish-
erman’s hat — each with an origami
peace crane attached. He walks with
a cane and likes to talk about Japan’s war-
renouncing Article 9 and related war-
and global-warming-prevention ideas
from an engineering perspective.
“He is a critic, but I’m deeply
impressed by his passion for peace,”
said Jung Lee, an OU student who often
converses
with Over-
by.
Over-
by, 83, is
an OU
emeritus engineering professor as
well as a veteran of World War II and
Korea. In 1991, Overby founded a peace
group called the Article 9 Society. This
idea, with the help of former Chubu
University Vice President Dr. Hiroshi
Katsumori, jumped across the Pacific in
the summer of 1991 to later expand into
many Article 9 Society groups scattered
across Japan.
Article 9, in part, says “… the Japanese
people forever renounced war as a sov-
ereign right of the nation and the threat
or use of force as a means of settling
international disputes.” Overby views
Article 9 as most all humanity’s cry, ris-
ing like a phoenix out of Hiroshima’s
and Nagasaki’s radioactive ashes, and
the awful slaughter and destruction and
that was World War II.
“The U.S. government helped to place
Article 9 in Japan’s constitution after
World War II, but now the Japanese and
U.S. governments seek to destroy this
wonderful bit of species wisdom,” said
Overby.
“The Article 9 Society is an organiza-
tion dedicated to the preservation of the
Japanese Constitution’s war-renouncing
Article 9 and to the ultimate adoption of
Article 9’s principles by all nations in the
world.”
Overby was recently able to get VFP
to allow him to send his proposal for an
Article 9 type of an amendment to the
United States Constitution, as an official
VFP request, to all 535 members of the
U.S. Congress. Though he has yet to hear
any response, his message is supported
by many people at OU.
“What he does is amazing,” said
Syed Jamal, a graduate student from
India studying mass communication
and international development. “He is
so energetic and enthusiastic, and he
spends much time and effort on it.
lt263608@ohiou.edu
place three times, and that he
also performed “digital pen-
etration” on her, according to
court records.
The woman told police that
she had seen child pornogra-
phy on Sturgill’s computer in
the past, according to records.
He pleaded not guilty
to both charges during his
arraignment and was held
on $50,000 bond, $25,000 for
each charge.
Though he was 16 when he
allegedly raped the minors,
Sturgill will be tried as an
adult, because he was not
arrested until he was after 21,
said Assistant County Pros-
ecutor Keller Blackburn.
Since 1998, the penalty for
rape of a minor has changed
from three to 10 years in pris-
on to 10 years to life in prison,
Blackburn said.
ft980608@ohiou.edu
DRUGS
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year as a member of the Task

Force, there were arrests made
in Washington, Morgan, and
Athens County involving drug
violations. Seventy cases
involved opiates, 45 involved
cocaine, and one case involved
methamphetamines.

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Though anti-climactic, newest Fallon still funny

‘Potter’ film’s darkness a plus as late-night host
Anna Hartenbach Evening broadcast televi- Fallon as he broke character performed in different genres
For The Post sion has been in reruns all during much of his nine years of music.
——— summer, save for reality pro- on the show. Every Monday during the
grams like The Bachelorette While on SNL, Fallon summer, we are treated to the
Harry Potter flew back on screen just after and America’s Got Talent. played major parts in sev- latest installment of 7th Floor
midnight on July 15 to hundreds of packed the- While I have eral recurring West, a faux reality show that
aters across the country for the sixth movie been watch- sketches like documents the rivalry of Jim-
installment of the franchise, Harry Potter and the ing to see who DOWN IN FRONT the Boston my and Miles, his head writer.
Half-Blood Prince. Jillian is going teens, Jarrett’s The opening credits alone
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince picks to end up with Room and make me laugh out loud, with
up as Harry enters his sixth year at Hogwarts on the former Wakeup Wake- its serious voice over exposi-
School of Witchcraft and Wizardry amidst dark- (she already field. A skilled tion (“Previously, on 7th Floor
ened skies and destruction due to the reunion sent my favor- impressionist, West…”) and cliché-riddled
of the Death Eaters. As can be expected, Harry ite candidate, he created a theme song.
is greeted by his mentor and professor, Albus Reid, home to solid cannon The best part about Late
Dumbledore (Gambon), with a mission. Philly) or who of celebrity Night with Jimmy Fallon is
Once again, Harry returns to Dumbledore’s will be Ameri- spoofs, includ- Fallon himself. You can tell the
memories to unearth the past of Voldemort, oth- ca’s answer to ing Adam man is just excited to be there,
erwise known as Tom Riddle. Dumbledore uses Susan Boyle Sandler, Dave interviewing his guests and
Harry as a ploy to bring retired potions professor, on the latter, Matthews and geeking out about the latest
Horace Slughorn ( Jim Broadbent), back to Hog- I always turn Jo h n Ma ye r. electronics he gets to debut
warts in hopes that he will reveal the truth about to my DVR for Katie Labovitz Fa l l o n a l s o on his show (hands-free X-Box
his past relationship with Tom Riddle and fill in a my nightly fix c o - a n c h o re d games, the newest iPhone,
memory missing from Dumbledore’s collection. of Late Night the Weekend etc.). Fallon also interacts with
Harry’s discovery of a potions book that was once with Jimmy Fallon. Update segment with Tina his guests unlike his predeces-
property of the Half-Blood Prince gives him an Earlier this year, Fallon Fey, a good precursor for his sors — he’s been hypnotized
advantage in his potions class and helps him to took over the 12:35 a.m. time now nightly monologues. by the Amazing Kreskin, had a
stand out to Professor Slughorn. PROVIDED PHOTO
slot as Conan O’Brien left Late While Fallon didn’t bring dance-off with Cameron Diaz
Meanwhile, Harry’s enemy, Draco Malfoy Radcliffe plays Harry Potter in Half-Blood Prince. Night for The Tonight Show his characters with him to his and even played beer pong
( Tom Felton), has found a new mentor of his (Jay Leno’s former program). late-night show, he has cre- with Betty White.
own and a dangerous mission to complete. Lord young actors. However, Harry Potter and the This epic shift in late night ated a new batch of recurring Late Night with Jimmy Fal-
Voldemor t’s (Ralph Half-Blood Prince also shows a more surreal, hosts doesn’t happen very bits for his viewers to laugh lon airs nightly during week-
Fiennes) plan for Mal- much darker screen appearance than the previ- often and becomes a monu- at. Some shows, three lucky days on NBC, or you can
foy causes the well- ous movies. mental moment in television audience members get to play watch it online at http://www.
disguised Death Eater Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, as with history. “Lick it for $10,” where they latenightwithjimmyfallon.
Severus Snape to take all of Rowling’s lengthy books, does miss pivot- I , f o r o n e, w a s c o m- each lick some random object com.
on the role of protec- al points in its transfer from book to film. First pletely on board when it was (for instance, a tastefully
tor for Malfoy after he of all, the movie doesn’t clearly convey Harry’s announced last year that Jim- painted upright piano) and — Katie Labovitz is a
makes the Unbreak- obsession with the changes in Malfoy. Further- my Fallon was to become the receive a $10 bill. Sometimes graduate student studying
able Vow with Mal- more, it skips the battle of Hogwarts and misses latest late-night host. A long- he’ll have his house band, journalism. Send her an
review foy’s mother. The vow an important part of the ending. Not to mention time fan of Saturday Night The Roots(!), make up songs e-mail at kl811202@ohiou.
Harry Potter and the
ensures that if Malfoy that the final showdown of the movie is a little Live, I laughed right alongside about audience members edu.
Half-Blood Prince
cannot complete his less than climatic. On the other hand, it does
Starring: duties, Snape will pro- give insight to a young Tom Riddle (Hero Fiennes
Daniel Radcliffe, tect and complete the Tiffin and Frank Dillane), of which the real-life
Michael Gambon, task for him. nephew of Fiennes plays the 11-year-old Riddle. I, for one, was completely on board when it was announced last
Rupert Grint, This sequel of the Over all, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood year that Jimmy Fallon was to become the latest late-night host. A
Emma Watson J . K . Row l i n g f ra n - Prince provided much-needed humor and more
Rated: PG chise conveys a more of a playful romantic plot than past installments longtime fan of Saturday Night Live, I laughed right alongside Fallon
Run time: 153 min romantic comedy plot while preparing viewers for the last two movies as he broke character during much of his nine years on the show.”
than previous films and an ending to a franchise.
and relays the coming —Katie Labovitz
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for the Cleveland Indians, but ——— a release. coaches’ association: Colleen
that doesn’t mean they need to ­ “She has great passion for Lienesch, Lindsey Bergman,
take the same direction. Ohio coach Semeka Randall the game and it translates into Erin Cahill and Megan Weaver.
Last season, C.C. Sabathia added a Columbus native to her her play. She is a very versatile
indicated to general manager roster this week. player that can penetrate and WRIGHT TO JOIN UFL
Mark Shapiro that he wanted Forward Alesia Howard has score or hit the mid-range shot.” Former Ohio star corner-
to hold off on contract nego- transferred from Massachusetts Howard made appearances back T.J. Wright, released by the
tiations until after the season (UMass) to Ohio and will begin in 29 of her team’s 30 games in Cincinnati Bengals in 2007, was
to avoid any distractions in class in the fall. 2008, averaging 2.1 points and drafted by the Orlando fran-
the clubhouse — but he knew Howard will play for the 0.9 rebounds. chise in the United Football
he wasn’t going to be an Indian Bobcats beginning in 2010-11, League in last month’s “Pre-
after the deadline. as NCAA transfer guidelines re- WOMEN’S GOLF POSTS NO. 5 GPA miere” draft.
Shapiro dealt Sabathia quire transfer student-athletes The Ohio women’s golf team Wright was a member of the
away for an impressive pack- to sit out one year. announced this week that it MAC Championship runner-up
age from the Milwaukee Brew- She will be a sophomore has posted the fifth-best grade- team in 2006, when the Bobcats
ers, one worthy of returning a during her first season under point average in the country. made their last bowl appear-
Cy Young Award winner. Randall. She joins Tenishia The National Golf Coaches ance — the 2007 GMAC Bowl.
But the Indians knew what Benson, a transfer from the Association released its annual The Orlando franchise is
they had in Cliff Lee, and a University of Cincinnati, as the rankings on July 20, and Ohio’s coached by former NFL head
year ago, his spectacular ride Bobcats’ two newest members 3.74 average fell just short of the coach Jim Haslett.
to the Cy Young made the Sa- in 2009. nation’s best mark, held by the
bathia trade a little easier to “(Howard) is the type of University of Idaho (3.78) rm234405@ohiou.edu
swallow.
Lee is now the ace, “the
guy,” the top-of-the-rotation Darren Calabrese | AP PHOTO
game-breaker that the Tribe Cleveland Indians pitcher Cliff Lee throws against the Toronto Blue Jays during
needs to move forward with the first inning of their game in Toronto on Tuesday.
No investigation planned in
and build around.
He’s not going anywhere.
Shapiro and his staff will most of this season; Shapiro for Martinez? Maybe, but the
undoubtedly listen to offers could conceivably turn him Indians are in the market for
Roethlisberger assault case
for Lee, and unless they are into some immediate pitching young pitching (namely pros-
completely unearthed by an help and maybe a bat for the pects) should they choose to Scott Sonner
offer, it will be a relatively future. complete any deal prior to the The Associated Press
short conversation. Internet reports suggest deadline. ­­————
Simply put: the Indians that the Red Sox would be in- Those who read the Inter-
cannot afford to deal away an terested — someone proposed net may have read the com- RENO, Nevada (AP) — Law enforcement of-
ace in two consecutive sea- a Clay Buchholz for Martinez ments of numerous Dodgers ficials in Nevada have no intention of opening
sons if they hope to return to trade — but after Boston ac- fans who want to acquire Mar- a criminal investigation into allegations Pitts-
competitive form next year. quired Adam LaRoche from tinez for Juan Pierre and James burgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger
What re- the Pirates yester- Loney. raped a woman at a Lake Tahoe hotel-casino a
mains to be seen, day, they would While the prospect of get- year ago, the sheriff’s department said on yes-
though, are the seem to be out of ting Loney is attractive, the In- terday.
contract demands MIXIN’ IT UP the Martinez pic- dians need to find someone to Douglas County Sheriff’s Deputy Teresa Duffy
Lee puts before ture. take on Ryan Garko. said the accuser would have to file a criminal
the Indians. Could the Red As for Pierre…come on, complaint to trigger an investigation into the
It would seem Sox still use some that kind of stuff only happens incident the woman says occurred during a
unlikely that he help behind the in video games. celebrity golf tournament last July while she
wants Sabathia- plate? Sure, but Unlike last year when the was working as an executive VIP casino host at
type money, and platooning Mar- heat was on to get something Harrah’s Lake Tahoe.
he seems like the tinez and Jason in return for Sabathia, Sha- “The victim is the only one who can do that,”
kind of guy that Varitek would be piro’s hands are not tied this Duffy told The Associated Press. “Unless there
embraces being a costly predica- year. His team is not contend- was a third party that actually witnessed the
a member of the ROB MIXER ment. ing, he doesn’t have to trade incident, which according to the civil case, was
Indians organiza- The Los Ange- away his ace or his best hitter, not the case here.”
tion. les Dodgers, base- but he’s in a position to listen The 31-year-old Nevada woman has filed a
But he will come at a hefty ball’s best team, could come to offers that will make his lawsuit saying the Super Bowl-winning quarter- Tony Dejak | AP PHOTO
price tag, one that the Indians calling if Manny Ramirez miss- team better. back raped her in a hotel penthouse across the Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger spectates at
hope will be less than $15 mil- es any time or if their offense That’s called the ideal posi- street from the golf course, a claim his lawyer Game 5 of the NBA Eastern Conference basketball finals
lion annually. starts to turn sour. tion for a baseball executive. vehemently denies. in Cleveland. He has been accused of sexual assault in a
An avenue they should After fleecing Dodgers She also accuses Harrah’s officials, including civil lawsuit, his lawyer said, denying the claim.
pursue to make room for a GM Ned Colletti in the Casey — Rob Mixer is a senior the casino’s chief of security, of orchestrating a
Lee extension would be deal- Blake deal (getting blue-chip studying journalism and cover-up of the incident she says she reported to ment and ordered her to take a paid two-week
ing Victor Martinez, one of the catching prospect Carlos San- The Summer Post’s assistant him the next day. The lawsuit alleges Harrah’s of- leave during the event, the lawsuit said, “to ac-
best hitters in the American tana), would Shapiro go back managing editor. Any Indians ficials worked to silence her and undermine her commodate her assailant.” The tournament
League. to Chavez Ravine for Martinez fan that wants to see Cliff and credibility rather than investigate her claims. took place last week.
Martinez has hovered deal? “VMart” stick around for the The woman, a Canadian who had worked at Cal Dunlap, the Reno lawyer who filed her
around the top of the AL’s bat- Would the Dodgers con- haul should send him an e-mail Harrah’s Lake Tahoe hotel-casino since 2003, lawsuit in Washoe County District Court on Fri-
ting average leader board for sider dealing Chad Billingsley at rm234405@ohiou.edu. never went to outside authorities with her story, day, said neither he nor the woman will com-
and it’s unclear why she decided to file the law- ment. He refused to discuss the woman’s where-
suit seeking hundreds of thousands of dollars a abouts.
year after the alleged incident. Yesterday, she was not at the property where
Her lawsuit says she didn’t file a criminal she has been living in rural Douglas County.

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complaint because she feared Harrah’s would
side with Roethlisberger — a friend of the hotel-
casino’s regional president John Koster — and
she would be fired.
She said the security chief, Guy Hyder, told
her she was “overreacting,” that “most girls
would feel lucky to get to have sex with someone
like Ben Roethlisberger” and that “Koster would
love you even more if he knew about this.”
The lawsuit said she was treated between last
August and December at five different hospitals
for depression and anxiety stemming from the
alleged assault, and returned to work each time
after treatment.
She sought legal counsel in March after
Harrah’s officials told her Roethlisberger was
invited to play in the 2009 celebrity golf tourna-
Roethlisberger lawyer David Cornwell said
in a statement earlier this week that the quar-
terback has “never sexually assaulted anyone.”
He said timing of the lawsuit and absence of a
criminal complaint proves his innocence.
Harrah’s officials said they do not comment
on pending legal matters.
The lawsuit seeks a minimum of $440,000 in
damages from the quarterback, at least $50,000
in damages from eight Harrah’s officials and an
unspecified amount of punitive damages “suf-
ficient to deter” Roethlisberger and the others
“from engaging in such conduct in the future.”
— AP writer Dan Nephin in Pittsburgh and
Sandra Chereb in Carson City contributed to this
report.

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