Two men indicted on multiple sex-crime charges in Logan County

Two men are facing separate criminal cases involving multiple sex-related charges in Logan County Common Pleas Court.

Sixty-seven-year-old Dennis J. Hayes is charged with two counts of rape, both first-degree felonies.

Hayes also faces two second-degree felony counts and one fourth-degree felony count of pandering sexually oriented matter involving a minor or impaired person. Hayes had initially been arrested in September on a pandering charge. peakofohio.com

Thirty-nine-year-old Jonathon W. Clark is charged with five counts of pandering obscenity involving a minor or impaired person. Each charge is classified as a second-degree felony.

Clark was previously arrested in June following a separate investigation involving allegations that he harassed and exposed himself to young girls near an Amish community in rural Logan County. That case included charges of attempted kidnapping, menacing by stalking and public indecency. dayton247now.com

Hayes and Clark were among the defendants indicted during the Logan County Grand Jury’s October session. www.peakofohio.com

The indictments are formal accusations and do not represent findings of guilt. Both defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.