A former Cedarville University finance professor whose writings promote a Christian ethic of marriage and sexuality was arrested Tuesday on eight sex-related felony charges involving one or more minors.

The indictment, filed March 27 in Ohio’s Greene County Common Pleas Court, charges John Kent Tarwater with two counts of rape, three counts of sexual battery and three counts of gross sexual imposition.

He was booked into Greene County jail in southwest Ohio, where he remained in custody as of Wednesday morning. No defense counsel was listed in public court records, and no hearing or trial dates were disclosed.

  • teyrnon@sh.itjust.works
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    2 hours ago

    Castration is not an acceptable punishment. Imprisonment is. Some might argue execution is, I disagree, in theory.

    If for no other reason, you cannot trust the right people will be convicted to do such a punishment. Get a hold of yourself man.

    • certified_expert@lemmy.world
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      52 minutes ago

      That is actually a great point. My comment started from the basis that “we got the right person, and they did what they are accused of”

      But you are 100% right. That’s a huuuuge assumption.

      What is your viewpoint if that assumption was (for whatever cosmic reason) correct?