Local Experts Weigh In: The Knox County Newspaper Scandal Explained

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Knox County DA Charme Allen fired an assistant prosecutor hours after Knox News showed her the staffer’s racist and sexist social media posts. Allen also said the office would review cases. Tom Keesee , who served as Chief Media Officer at Faith Life Church until August 2024, has been accused of sexual misconduct by several women, including his sister Kirsten McKinney who posted. The letter sent to county commissioners explains the investigation began after Knox County Internal Audit originally received a tip to their fraud, waste, and abuse hotline in November 2024. — Knox County ’ s top prosecutor is recusing herself from any potential criminal case as the state looks into Trustee Justin Biggs and other county offices. Residents can file a recall petition signed by 10% of Knox County ’s voters to put the removal of an officer on voters’ ballots. The hurdle, however, is that recalls can occur only during even-numbered election years. Eleven years ago, members of the Knox County Commission brazenly violated the state’s Open Meetings Act by making secret agreements before and during a meeting that lives in local political infamy as Black Wednesday. According to Knox Sherrif Daniel Weckesser, KCSO was notified of a juvenile sexual abuse case involving the church on Dec. The alleged abuse includes grooming, inappropriate texting and assault, according to documents provided to the Knox Pages by the Ohio Attorney General’s Office. Gary Keesee appears in Knox County Common Pleas after a superseding indictment. (WSYX) MOUNT VERNON, Ohio (WSYX) — A former leader of the Faith Life Church in New Albany, Gary.