MANSFIELD — Bryce Witchey’s attempt to have sex with an 8-year-old girl makes him more of a risk to society than someone simply possessing a pornographic image. That was one of the reasons Richland County Common Pleas Court Judge Brent Robinson cited Monday afternoon in sentencing the 29-year-old Mansfield man to a prison term longer […]
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Bryce Witchey pleads guilty to all 31 counts in Richland County Common Pleas Court
MANSFIELD — Bryce Witchey pleaded guilty Thursday in Richland County Common Pleas Court to all 31 felony counts filed against him more than a year ago. The 29-year-old Mansfield man entered guilty pleas to 30 counts of illegal use of a minor or impaired person in nudity-oriented material or performance, Richland County Prosecutor Jodie Schumacher confirmed […]
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Bryce Witchey child porn trial pushed back to Sept. 22 at defense lawyer’s request
MANSFIELD — Bryce Witchey is apparently still not ready for his day in court, even after more than a year behind bars. A criminal trial for the 29-year-old Mansfield man has again been delayed at the request of defense attorney Bernie Davis. It’s now pushed back to Sept. 22 at 9 a.m., according to Richland […]
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Witchey to mark one year in Richland County Jail in June as trial again delayed
MANSFIELD — Accused child pornographer Bryce Witchey will mark his one-year anniversary inside the Richland County Jail on June 14 with no clear date set for trial. Richland County Common Pleas Court Judge Brent Robinson on Thursday granted another trial continuance from defense attorney Bernie Davis, according to online court records. No new date for […]
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Bryce Witchey competent to stand trial, but date remains up in the air
MANSFIELD — Bryce Witchey has been in the Richland County Jail for 10 months after his arrest for allegedly trying to convince a Mansfield woman to let him have sex with her 8-year-old daughter. But the 29-year-old Mansfield man’s trial date on that charge — and 30 additional counts related to child pornography — remains […]
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Bryce Witchey attorney asks for more details into allegations against client
MANSFIELD — The attorney now representing Bryce Witchey wants more details from prosecutors. Bernie Davis has filed a motion in Richland County Common Pleas Court seeking a “meaningful bill of particulars” regarding the 31-count indictment against his 28-year-old client returned by a county grand jury in August. Davis took over Witchey’s defense on Dec. 16 […]
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Mansfield man’s trial on child porn charges delayed pending mental evaluation
MANSFIELD — The trial of a 28-year-old man indicted on 31 counts related to child pornography has been delayed indefinitely in Richland County Common Pleas Court. Bryce Witchey of Mansfield has waived his right to a speedy trial and his attorney has requested more time to prepare. In addition, a forensic mental evaluation ordered by […]
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Child pornography allegations against Witchey date back more than a year
MANSFIELD — Electronic devices were initially seized in April from the home of an alleged child pornographer, two months before the 28-year-old Mansfield man was arrested and charged with trying to use the internet to seek sex with an 8-year-old girl. Nearly half of the child pornography charges against Bryce Witchey date back to images […]
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Mansfield man charged with 31 counts in indictments related to child pornography
MANSFIELD — A Mansfield man initially charged with using the internet to seek sex with an 8-year-old girl has been indicted on 31 felony counts related to child pornography, according to Richland County Common Pleas Court records. Bryce Witchey, 28, is scheduled to be arraigned Friday at 1 p.m. on all of the felony charges […]
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Mansfield man charged with seeking sex with child still has no jail tablet access
MANSFIELD — A Mansfield man charged with using the internet to seek sex with an 8-year-old girl still has no access to a county jail tablet that his attorney said the defendant would use only to contact his parents. A hearing on a motion from defense attorney Rolf Whitney — representing 28-year-old Bryce Witchey — […]