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Columbus Firefighter Indicted On Child Sex Charges

WCBE 90.5FM | By Jim Letizia
Published June 3, 2020 at 5:25 AM EDT
Franklin County Sheriff's Office

A Franklin County Grand Jury has indicted a Columbus firefighter on charges of attempted sexual misconduct with a minor. 

Prosecutors say 54-year-old Walter Lash attempted to have sexual contact with a 15-year-old girl in Feburary. He was subsequently placed on unpaid leave. 
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Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.
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