Rape Suspect’s Neighbor Arrested
From staff reportsTwo Martins Ferry men - neighbors only doors apart - have been arrested in a matter of days, each accused of felony sex crimes against children.
William F. Myers, 73, of 1815 Hill St., was held today in the Belmont County Jail following his arrest Tuesday on a charge of gross sexual imposition against a 4-year-old girl. A relative reportedly caught Myers touching the little girl at his apartment where he eventually was arrested. The child was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
Myers' apartment neighbors the home of Quentin N. Phillips, 32, who was arrested Saturday at the Martins Ferry Public Library. A library staff member told police Phillips was viewing child pornography on a library computer. Martins Ferry Police Chief Barry Carpenter said Tuesday that Phillips confessed to the rape of a young boy after being taken into custody. Officers recovered a flashdrive, a digital camera, a disposable camera, a camcorder, videos and nude photos from Phillips' home. The alleged victim in the case against Phillips was with him at the time of his arrest.
Myers is being held in the Belmont County Jail on a $10,000 bond on a charge of gross sexual imposition.
He was expected to appear today in Northern Division Court.
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SphinxRising58
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09-18-08 9:51 PM
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JaymeJones: Why do you persist in defending someone who was witnessed touching a very small child in the worst manner anyone could ? Age has no bearing when we are discussing child m o l e s t a t i o n, be they 18 or 80, it is till just as wrong. Maybe them two were in cohoots & maybe they was not, but as I have said before, most are part of a network of like minded people rather you personally wish to accept that as fact or not.
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JaymeJones
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09-17-08 10:36 PM
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and that word that got elipsed was P O R N O G R A P H Y
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JaymeJones
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09-17-08 10:36 PM
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I think this case is entirely different circumstances. Sometimes elderly people act inappropriately if they are having mental issues, and that may be the case with this man. I think it's a far different case from that of a man who goes to the public library every day to look at *********** and download it and who has photos and things in his home. And they may not be exact next-door neighbors; the St. Myer apartments in Ferry all have the 1815 Hill St. address.
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kmd0302
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09-17-08 1:22 PM
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Cut off their n__s and lock them up and throw away the key!!!!!!!!!!
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