Defense lawyer Anthony Meranto, left, speaks to his client Michael ...

Photo by Rami Daud | published: March 31, 2011

Defense lawyer Anthony Meranto, left, speaks to his client Michael Harsch, 26, of Warren at Harsch’s sentencing before Judge Maureen Sweeney of Mahoning County Common Pleas Court. The judge sentenced Harsch to 15 years in prison Wednesday for crimes committed against his former girlfriend in 2009.