Man granted guardianship over 18-year-old despite victims sexual abuse accusations: Court docs [Video]

CLERMONT COUNTY, Ohio (WXIX) – An adoptive father in a Clermont County child endangerment case was granted guardianship of an 18-year-old after the man admitted he had been accused of sexual abuse by the 18-year-old, according to court documents.

Charles Edmonson, 63, was the focus of a 2022 sexual assault investigation by the Clermont County Sheriff’s Office Investigative Unit, court records show.

That investigation was two years before Prosecutor Mark Tekulve announced the indictment of Charles Edmonson and Matthew Edmonson for five counts of child endangering.

During the 2022 investigation, Charles Edmonson was seeking guardianship of an 18-year-old, who was deemed incompetent to care for himself, court documents explain.

As a result of the guardianship application, in December 2022, a court investigator visited the then-18-year-old while Charles Edmonson was present.

The investigator documented Charles Edmonson telling them that the victim had accused him of sexual abuse, according to court records.

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