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Man casts porn on restaurant TV as families eat after youth sports game, Ohio cops say

A man from Canton, Ohio is accused of using his cellphone to cast porn onto a restaurant TV, the Summit County Sheriff’s office said.
A man from Canton, Ohio is accused of using his cellphone to cast porn onto a restaurant TV, the Summit County Sheriff’s office said. Getty Images/iStock photo

Three families dining out after a youth basketball tournament called police when they noticed pornography playing on the restaurant television, Ohio officers said.

The group included six children ages 9 to 12, according to the Summit County Sheriff’s Office, who responded to the Feb. 4 incident at the city of Green establishment.

Detectives determined that another customer, a 30-year-old from Canton, Ohio, used his cellphone to cast pornography onto the TV, deputies said.

The man was arrested Feb. 12 and charged with disseminating matter harmful to juveniles under the age of 13 and disseminating matter harmful to juveniles, according to deputies.

He was booked at Summit County Jail.

Green is about 12 miles south of Akron.



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This story was originally published February 13, 2024 at 10:10 AM with the headline "Man casts porn on restaurant TV as families eat after youth sports game, Ohio cops say."

Lauren Liebhaber
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Lauren Liebhaber covers international science news with a focus on taxonomy and archaeology at McClatchy. She holds a bachelor’s degree from St. Lawrence University and a master’s degree from the Newhouse School at Syracuse University. Previously, she worked as a data journalist at Stacker.
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