PUBLIC RECORD REQUEST RESPONSE FORM Ms. Christian, Thank you for your recent public record requests. This office will respond in accordance to the applicable provisions of the Ohio Public Records Act. On, June 11 & 12, 2024 you requested the following records/information: 11) Any document received by the Auglaize County prosecutor's office from the law firm Dinsmore & Shohl related to Father Anthony Cutcher from 2012 thru June 11, 2024. This request includes all attachments, reports, documents and letters. 2) Any investigatory record from the prosecutor's office on Father Anthony Cutcher from 2012 thru June 11, 2024. 3) _a. Written response you provided to Dinsmore and Shohl as a public record. b. As well as a written statement from you about this. The record information requested in Item 1 and ga is attached. All other documents are exempt as set forth below: Legal Authority Cited (if applicable) Ci Isnot maintained by this office. (office will attempt to direct requester to correct office) ©. Has been disposed pursuant to this office’s Retention Schedule. © Is ambiguous and/or overly broad (You may revise your request and we will assist by letting you know how we maintain and access our records) > Does not exist and/or no obligation to create, Ttem 2, does not exist. and as to Item gb does not exist (except as set forth in item ga ) and there is no obligation to create arecord. © Is not subject to release in its entirety. 1 Is subject to release, however the following redactions have been made to protect exempted information (ORC 149.43(B)()-(3): Prepared by: Edwin A. Pierce, Auglaize County Prosecuting Attorney Date: June 12, 2024PUBLIC RECORD REQUEST RESPONSE FORM Thank you for your recent public record request. ‘This office will respond in accordance to the applicable provisions of the Ohio Public Records Act. On, June 6, 2024 you requested the following records/information: “Any and all records relating to Anthony (Tony) Cutcher relating to” a. letter of November 13, 2012. ‘The record/information requested is attached unless an applicable exception is noted below: Legal Authority Cited (if applicable) CIs not maintained by this office. (office will attempt to direct requester to correct office) © Has been disposed pursuant to this office’s Retention Schedule. 's ambiguous and/or overly broad (You may revise your request and we will assist by letting you know how we maintain and access our records) )X Does not exist and/or no obligation to create. Neither I, nor the office manager, have any recollection of receiving this letter in November of 2012. We have 3. searched our files for such letter and have not found any Tien Go reference to a letter. Further, even if such a letter had been received it would have been disposed of in accordance with | pace our records retention policy. We further checked with the St, Marys Police Department indicating a referral had been made to it for investigation and the SMPD advised they did not have any evidence or report concerning the matter. 1c Is not subject to release in its entirety. Is subject to release, however the following redactions have been made to protect exempted information (ORC 149.43(B)()-(3): Redaction Legal Authority Cited Ex. Prepared by: Edwin A. Pierce, Auglaize County Prosecuting Attorney Date: June 10, 20246/6/2024 2:17 PM Dinsmore shohl: -> 94197396786 1 Delivered by FAXSINDER X50 Fax Transmission Attention to: Fro Name: 94197396786 Name: True, Samantha Company: ‘Company: Dinsmore & Shoh! LLP. RECEIVen Date: 06-06-2024 Telephone: Time: 02:16:42 P Pages: 3 JUN U&, 2004 RE: Public Records Request AUdLae 6 NG ATOMS ‘Comments/Notes: ‘Good aftemoon- Please allow this email/fax to serve 0s a public records request for any and all records relating to Anthony (Tony) Cutcher relating 10 the attached letter. SSN; 00004-7687 os: 09/12/1959 Thank you, Sam [Dinsmore] Samantha J. True Legal Administrative Assistant Dinsmore & Shohl LLP * Legal Counsel 255 East Fifth Steet, Suite 1900 Ciacinnal, OH 45202 (613) 977-8545; NOTICE: Ths electronic mall transmission from the law frm of Dinsmore & Shoh! may constitute an attorney clent communication that is privileged at la, this not intended for transmission to, or receipt by, any unauthorized persons. If you have received this electronic mai transmission in enor, please delete it from your system without copying it, and natify the sender by reply e-mail, so that our address record can be corrected 3 paces6/6/2024 2:17 PM Dinsmore shh: => 94197396706 2 RCHDIOCESE Office of Safe Environment for Protection of Children and Youth 4100 East Eighth Strest November 13, 2012 Cincinnati, OH 45202-2129 ‘519/421-9131 ext. 2055 513/421-6225 Fax Mr. Edwin Pierce ‘Auglaize County Prosecutor's Office Auglaize County Courthouse P.O. Box 1992 Wapakoneta, OH 45895 Dear Mr. Pierce: Inthe absence of our chancellor, Fr. Steve Angi, I am submitting a report that Father Barry Stechschulte and Deacon Martin Brown, Holy Rosary Parish, St. ‘Mary's Ohio, sent that alleges that they found pornography on the computer of the former pastor, Father Anthony Cutcher, who now resides in Chicago, Illinois, They further state that they destroyed the computer but realize they should have preserved it. They can be reached at Holy Rosary Parish in St Mary’s Ohio. Thave enclosed their statement. Sincerely, ‘Mr, Thomas Coz Safe Environment Coordinator Archdiocese of Cincinnati. teoz@eatholiccincinnati.org Ce: Mr. Mark A. Vander Laan Dinsmore and Shohl6/6/2024 2:17 PM Dinsmore shohi -> 94197396786 3a = November 12, 2012 ‘Testimony of the destruction of Fr. Anthony Cutcher's computer used while he was pastor at Holy Rosary Parish in St Marys, Ohio during the year 2007 by Deacon Martin J. Brown. ‘On October 24, 2012, | was searching for @ used computer that could be used in the parish youth. room. This computer would allow the youth room facilitators to show Catholic videos from the Internet to our youth. There were five used computers stored in the rectory storage closet beside the pastor's garage. | began checking these computers to see If they worked or needed recycled. One of the ‘computers was a small brown compact unit, which was used by Fr. Anthony Cutcher while he was the ' pastor here at Holy Rosary. | found many personal files of letters and business correspondence that you would expect to find in @ pastor’s computer so | began deleting these files to free up space and speed up the computers response. | left the annulment files alone for Fr. Barry Stechschulte to review. When | opened the video library, I found very disturbing videos that had been downloaded from a laptop. These Videos were of young male actors undressing and masturbating. Some of the actors were dressed in camouflage clothing like the men of our armed forces wear, They were performing in sexually provocative positions appearing to be having sex with each other. There were several videos in this Tibrary. em not sure of the ages of these actors. They appeared to be mid to late teens judging from the physical appearance. | was shocked to see these videos, so | went to Lora Krugh our school principal because | knew she was trained in the new VIRTUS program and | could review with her what my next action needed to be. We decided my next step had to be to meet with Fr. Barry Stechschulte and report my findings to him, Ye Fr. Barry came to my office where | had.ie computer set up and he looked first at the annulment files. He determined the\iosed cases and he deleted them. He then asked where I found the videos and | showed him the video library flles. We looked at two of the videos to confirm that they were downloaded from a laptop and then deleted all the videos in the file, We discussed how we thought some bad choices had been made by downloading these types of videos, but it was not our place to Judge since we didn’t know the age of the actors. We decided to destroy the computer. I took the computer to my workshop at home and disassembled it.I then took my blow torch and melted the electronic pieces and recycled the metal cabinet. The next day | reported to Fr. Barry that the computer had been destroyed. Deacon Martin J. Brown isco iit /st0