http://www.courttv.com/people/2004/0506/chief_ap.html
Police chief pleads not guilty to paddling teens for traffic violations
WARREN, Ohio (AP) � A suburban police chief pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a 52-count indictment alleging he paddled teen motorists for traffic violations.
Three teenagers have filed federal lawsuits alleging their privacy rights were violated when they were paddled as part of a diversion program run by Fowler Township Police Chief James Martin. One alleged he suffered welts in the videotaped, bare-bottom paddling.
Martin is charged with two felony counts of theft in office and misdemeanor counts of dereliction of duty, assault, unauthorized photography and using a sham legal process. The felony counts allege Martin stored police records in his home, and the sham legal process counts allege he showed juveniles a fake document that appeared to be official.
Martin's bond was set at $2,500, and a pretrial hearing was scheduled for Tuesday.
Martin, a part-time police chief who also is a full-time police captain in Howland, left court without commenting. He has been placed on unpaid suspension from both jobs.
Howland Township had disciplined Martin in 1993 after he admitted paddling about 20 juveniles in another diversion program. A child-services agency and a prosecutor who investigated separately said there was no evidence of abuse, but recommended the paddling stop.
Fowler and Howland townships are suburbs of Warren, located about 70 miles southeast of Cleveland.
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Did he get this idea from Jasper?