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 — […]
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Mansfield man pleads ‘not guilty by reason of insanity’ to importuning charge
MANSFIELD — A 28-year-old Mansfield man who allegedly tried to convince a Mansfield woman to let him have sex with her 8-year-old daughter has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. The written plea on behalf of Bryce Witchey was entered Tuesday by defense attorney Rolf Whitney, according to Richland County Common Pleas Court online […]
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Mansfield man arrested after allegedly seeking sex with 8-year-old girl
MANSFIELD — A 28-year-old Mansfield man was arrested Thursday night after he allegedly tried to convince a Mansfield woman to let him have sex with her 8-year-old daughter. Bryce Witchey was charged with a felony count of importuning and was booked into the Richland County Jail. He was arraigned Friday morning in Mansfield Municipal Court. […]