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He is charged with multiple counts of aggravated murder for the three killings because the Ohio Revised Code allows the filing of one charge for each way the crime is committed.
Beasley will be eligible for a death sentence if found guilty of any of those specifications, which Bevan Walsh said the prosecution would pursue.
“This case we view as to be one of the worst of the worst when it comes to horrible murder cases,” said Bevan Walsh, “and that would certainly be a reason for this to be pursued as a death-penalty case.”
She said Summit County prosecutors and the attorney general’s office will jointly prosecute Beasley’s case in Akron.
Beasley has been held at Summit County Jail under unrelated drug prostitution charges and Bevan Walsh said those cases will proceed as scheduled.

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Testimony in Jimmy Dimora trial turns to more mundane matters
Published: Saturday, January 28, 2012, 5:50 AM
Evening update of Jimmy Dimora’s trial for Friday, Jan. 27 Plain Dealer reporter Rachel Dissell updates you on what happened during the afternoon session of the county corruption trial of former Cuyahoga County Commissioner Jimmy Dimora in Akron. Watch video
AKRON, Ohio — Over the last few weeks, testimony in the racketeering trial of former Cuyahoga County Commissioner Jimmy Dimora could not have been more riveting, with daily revelations about extramarital trysts, clandestine payments, gambling junkets and prostitutes.
But testimony Friday turned to more-mundane topics — campaign contributions, a parking garage, a toilet — as prosecutors tied up loose ends and hinted at criminal schemes they intended to introduce in the coming weeks.

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For the second time in a year, an undercover police operation at a Brimfield hotel has resulted in the arrest of an alleged prostitute who solicited men for sex online.
Brimfield police on Thursday arrested Hannah Brown, 19, with a last known address in Painesville, and charged her with crimes including solicitation and possession of criminal tools, both misdemeanors.
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Calling prostitution a “quality of life” crime that won’t be tolerated in Brimfield, Oliver said officers will pursue criminals “relentlessly, day and night” if they operate in the township.
Wednesday was the second time in a year Brimfield police used an undercover officer to bust an alleged prostitute for operating in a township hotel.
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She was arrested April 4, 2011, and charged with one count each of prostitution and soliciting and three counts of possession of criminal tools, all misdemeanors, following her arrest at a hotel at S.R. 43 and Interstate 76.

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Messer Construction Co. of Cincinnati says it’s trying to learn more about what happened.  And roads around the casino have been closed by police.
Last month, a 60 by 60 section of a garage at the Cleveland casino collapsed, also during a concrete pour. OSHA spokesman Scott Allen says the investigation into the Cleveland collapse is ongoing, and OSHA will not comment until it’s complete.  That could take up to six months.  No one was injured in the collapse at Cleveland’s Horseshoe casino.
Summit County prosecutors have postponed an unrelated prostitution case against the Criagslist killings suspect.  Richard Beasley, a 52-year-old self-styled chaplain from Akron, has pleaded not guilty to prostitution and, separately, to aggravated murder in the Craigslist slayings of three men and the wounding of a fourth.  Police say a halfway house run by Beasley was a front for prostitution.

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AKRON, Ohio —
Prosecutors in Ohio have postponed an unrelated prostitution case against a suspect in the shooting deaths of three men who were lured to a rural area by bogus job ads on Craigslist.
The postponement was announced Thursday as 52-year-old Richard Beasley appeared in court in Akron on the prostitution charges.
Beasley, a self-styled chaplain from Akron, has pleaded not guilty to prostitution and, separately, to aggravated murder in the Craigslist slayings of three men and the wounding of a fourth.
According to the Akron Beacon Journal (http://bit.ly/xXK0kV), Beasley covered his face in court and said he was concerned about biased jurors. Judge Tammy O’Brien said she was confident an impartial jury would be selected.
Police say a halfway house run by Beasley was a front for prostitution.

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AKRON, Ohio —
Prosecutors in Ohio have postponed an unrelated prostitution case against a suspect in the shooting deaths of three men who were lured to a rural area by bogus job ads on Craigslist.
The postponement was announced Thursday as 52-year-old Richard Beasley appeared in court in Akron on the prostitution charges.
Beasley, a self-styled chaplain from Akron, has pleaded not guilty to prostitution and, separately, to aggravated murder in the Craigslist slayings of three men and the wounding of a fourth.
According to the Akron Beacon Journal (http://bit.ly/xXK0kV), Beasley covered his face in court and said he was concerned about biased jurors. Judge Tammy O’Brien said she was confident an impartial jury would be selected.
Police say a halfway house run by Beasley was a front for prostitution.

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The case was assigned to Judge Lynne Callahan. A pretrial hearing was scheduled for next month. Beasley is also set to appear today before Judge Tammy O’Brien on an unrelated case alleging he operated a prostitution business from his Yale Street house.
His co-defendant, Brogan Rafferty, 17, of Stow, is expected to be tried as an adult. The Stow-Munroe Falls High School student had his case moved to Summit County last week. A hearing on Rafferty is scheduled for Friday.
Rafferty was cooperating with authorities in Noble County, a prosecutor previously said. However, Rafferty has since backed out of a plea deal that was previously negotiated between his former lawyer and Noble County prosecutors.
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But while free on bond and facing a potentially long prison term after his arrest last year on the prostitution charges, authorities say Beasley concocted a plot that used a help-wanted ad on Craigslist to lure unsuspecting men to a job that didn’t exist.

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CRIMINAL DAMAGING, COMMONWEALTH AVENUE: A resident said Jan. 19 somebody he was having a disagreement with, threw a pop bottle against his house and trash all over his sister’s car. Responding officers spoke to the suspect and her mother, who live on Sunset Drive, and advised them to stay away from the complainant’s home.
NEIGHBOR TROUBLE, LANDER ROAD: A woman said Jan. 20 her neighbor continually harasses her. She said he hides in the bushes across the street and then comes out and yells at her when she comes out of her home. She said she will continue to monitor his actions and keep officers informed.
SOLICITING-PROSTITUTION, GOLDEN GATE PLAZA: A woman reported Jan. 21 she was approached by two men in a dark-colored van while she was walking in the parking lot. She said they asked her if she’d be interested in engaging in sex with them and that they’d pay her between $350-$400. She declined the offer and went into Marshall’s department store, where she called police. Officers were unable to locate the suspect’s vehicle.

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Jimmy Dimora federal racketeering trial: Toledo woman says she was paid for exotic dances
Published: Wednesday, January 25, 2012, 10:45 AM     Updated: Wednesday, January 25, 2012, 11:15 AM
Marvin Fong, The Plain DealerJimmy Dimora, left, and attorney William Whitaker arrive for his federal racketeering trial in Akron this morning.
AKRON, Ohio –  A second woman testified this morning about providing sexual services for county officials in the corruption trial of former county Commissioner Jimmy Dimora and former county employee Michael Gabor Jr.
LaTanya Nicole Calhoun went by the name “Egypt” when she worked as an exotic dancer. She now works as a licensed practical nurse and
lives in the Toledo area.
She followed on the witness stand another woman, Rebecca Johnson, who told the jury that she was paid for “sex work” with Dimora and others.

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Jimmy Dimora federal racketeering trial: Woman says she was paid for ‘sex work‘ with commissioner and others
Published: Wednesday, January 25, 2012, 9:45 AM     Updated: Wednesday, January 25, 2012, 10:13 AM
Marvin Fong, The Plain DealerJimmy Dimora, right, and his defense attorney William Whitaker head into the U.S. District Courthouse in Akron, Ohio for another day of testimony in Dimora’s federal racketeering trial.
AKRON, Ohio — An Akron woman testified this morning that she was paid to perform sexual acts on Cuyahoga County officials, including former Commissioner Jimmy Dimora, at a condo in the Flats and other places.
Rebecca Johnson said she has worked as an escort and an exotic dancer, among other jobs. She said she provided “sexual services” on at least five occasions in the early to mid-2000s for Dimora and co-defendant, Michael Gabor, 52, of Parma, a former office assistant in the auditor’s office.
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Johnson referred to the sex acts as “sex work,” “sexual services” or “sessions,” but did not provide details, nor did prosecutors ask about what types of sex acts were performed.

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