North Jackson man sentenced for sexual assault

Staff report

YOUNGSTOWN

A man who pleaded guilty to having sexual contact with a mentally disabled 18-year-old family member received a one-year jail sentence with credit for one year he’s served awaiting disposition of his case.

In June this year, John Kimble, 47, of North Jackson pleaded guilty to one count of gross sexual imposition, which involves sexual contact.

A Mahoning County grand jury indicted Kimble on two counts of gross sexual imposition in July 2016 for crimes that were said to have occurred in June of that year.

The woman involved had disabilities that impaired her ability to resist or consent, and Kimble was aware of those disabilities, the indictment said.

Judge Lou A. D’Apolito of Mahoning County Common Pleas Court sentenced Kimble to three years’ probation Friday. The first year would be spent in jail, but Kimble served just over a year in the county jail before the plea.

Kimble also has to register as a Tier 1 sex offender for the next 15 years. Under Ohio law, a Tier 1 sex offender is the lowest level, with the offenses ranging from voyeurism, sexual imposition, pandering obscenity, menacing by stalking with sexual motivation and importuning.

The victim and her family did not appear in court Friday.