WHITEHALL, Ohio (WCMH) -- Whitehall City Council is scheduled to meet Tuesday night to consider the removal of a councilmember accused of underage sexual misconduct. Councilmember Gerald Dixon was arrested the evening of Dec. 8 on allegations of decades of grooming underage boys. The next morning, he appeared in Franklin County Municipal Court and was [...]

Editor's note: This story contains details that readers may find disturbing. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A letter from Whitehall's police chief to Mayor Michael Bivens details some of the allegations against councilman Gerald Dixon and notes that some changes may need to be made to certain events to address concerns of parents. NBC4 received a [...]

WHITEHALL, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Whitehall City councilmember, one day after being arrested on allegations of child sexual misconduct, was sworn into office at a council meeting Tuesday amid calls for his resignation. Within 24 hours, Whitehall City Councilman Gerald Dixon was arrested on felony charges of gross sexual imposition and compelling prostitution, spent the [...]

WHITEHALL, Ohio (WCMH) -- Police say they have evidence that a Whitehall city councilman spent years and perhaps decades grooming underage victims, leading to his arrest Monday night on felony charges. Allegations that Gerald Dixon was grooming boys were brought to police's attention in late 2020, with an investigation beginning in mid 2023, Chief Mike [...]

WHITEHALL, Ohio (WCMH) -- A sitting member of the Whitehall City Council has been charged with sexual misconduct against an underage person. According to the Whitehall police department, Gerald Dixon, 64, was arrested Monday evening without incident. Dixon is charged with felony counts of gross sexual imposition and compelling prostitution. The nature of the incident [...]