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Attorney General Mike DeWine
Middle School
Assistant Coach Arrested on Child Pornography Charges
(AUSTINTOWN, Ohio)—Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced today
the arrest of a middle school assistant coach on child pornography
charges.
Rex Bosley, 59, of Austintown, was arrested this afternoon and charged
with one felony count of pandering sexually oriented matter involving a
minor, one felony count of pandering obscenity involving a minor, and
one felony count of illegal use of minor in nudity-oriented material or
performance.
Bosley is employed as an assistant girls’ basketball coach at
Austintown Middle School. He is currently in custody at the
Mahoning County Jail.
The arrest follows a joint investigation conducted by the Attorney
General’s Crimes Against Children Unit, Austintown Township Police, the
Mahoning County Sheriff’s Office, and the Federal Bureau of
Investigation.
The investigation is ongoing.
Attorney General DeWine created the Crimes Against Children Unit, which
is part of the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation, in 2011.
The unit assists law enforcement agencies throughout the state in
investigating cases involving juvenile victims. In 2014,
the unit worked 150 cases in 46 Ohio counties, executed 24 search
warrants, and made 19 arrests.
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