Jory Leedy, Aggravated Sexual Abuse of Children, Ohio 2016

A Warren County man who met his victims through his volunteer work as a church bus driver pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court this morning to sexually abusing a minor under the age of 12.

CINCINNATI – Jory Leedy, 49, of Franklin, Ohio, was charged by a federal grand jury in April 2016 for his crimes. Leedy was scheduled to begin a jury trial today.

Benjamin C. Glassman, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, announced the plea entered into today before U.S. District Judge Timothy S. Black.

According to court documents, Leedy sexually abused at least two minor boys as young as seven and eight years old. Leedy met the minors through a religious organization in Dayton, where he volunteered as a bus driver.

Leedy began going to the residence on a nightly basis. He began buying the minors clothes and games. Eventually, Leedy ingratiated himself into the family, taking the boys to church in Cincinnati and on trips to the zoo, Cincinnati Reds games and Kings Island. He began taking the boys on vacations out of state, including Kentucky, Florida and New York.

Leedy arranged for the purchase of a car for the family. He helped enroll the boys in a private school. Further, Leedy assisted the family in securing another home that was owned by a friend of his; Leedy paid for part of the rent.

The parties involved in this case have recommended a prison sentence of 30 years in prison for Leedy. Judge Black will consider that recommendation at a future sentencing hearing.

Leedy admitted in court documents that between 1999 and 2001 he sexually abused a then-minor relative when he would take the boy on trips for sporting events.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdoh/pr/man-who-volunteered-church-bus-driver-pleads-guilty-aggravated-sexual-abuse-children