Preschool teacher, rape crisis counselor among 14 arrested in Ohio sex predator sting

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JACKSON TOWNSHIP, Ohio -- A preschool teacher and a rape crisis counselor were among 14 people arrested in a sexual predator sting in Jackson Township, Ohio.

"Operation Unsportsmanlike Conduct" ran from Jan. 31 through Feb. 3.

One of the suspects, 38-year-old Jerry Roeal Ragsdale, was listed in a police report as a preschool teacher. The Canton man was charged with disseminating matter harmful to a juvenile, attempted unlawful sexual conduct, and importuning.

Another suspect, 48-year-old Cleveland Heights man Adam Eric Leidke, is a counselor at the Cleveland Rape Crisis Center, according to police.

President & CEO Sondra Miller of the Cleveland Rape Crisis Center released the following statement to WJW:





The suspects, who ranged in age from 20 to 73, are from areas including Wooster, Newcomerstown, Canton, Cleveland, Barberton, Akron, Massillon, Cleveland Heights, Stow, North Canton, and Orrville.