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 [...]