Ohio State lawmaker sponsors legislation to close loophole in law that could put kids and teens at risk
or volunteer to coach or organize activities for children.

In November 2020 we received calls from outraged parents upset after law enforcement in Salem and Columbiana County could not do anything after Ashby Breneman, Jr, a former pastor who is classified as a violent child sex offender, opened doors to a snack shop in Salem.
In 1992 a judge in New York sentenced then pastor Breneman up to 7 years in prison for sexually abusing and sodomizing a 12 year old boy at a friends home as he recruited boys for his church camp.
In 1991 a court found Breneman sexually abused 6 boys between the ages of 7 and 14 at a Baptist Youth Camp. He was sentenced to 7 to 15 years in prison.
Salem police found not just one but a second registered sex offender working at the now closed snack shop in Salem.
WFMJ news checked with the Columbiana Sheriff's, the prosecutors office, and Salem P.D. who all said nothing could be done because of Ohio's laws.
Many parents and people who live in Salem believe the laws in Ohio need to change to help protect children. They are excited to hear