Ernest D. McCarthy, 83, of East Toledo is a former Republican candidate for state Senate and Toledo City Council has been indicted on charges related to possessing child pornography.
Mr. McCarthy was arrested Oct. 30 on a single count of pandering obscenity involving a minor and booked into the Lucas County jail. McCarthy was indicted by a Lucas County grand jury on nine counts of pandering obscenity involving a minor, seven counts of illegal use of a minor or impaired person in nudity-oriented material or performance, and four counts of pandering sexually oriented matter involving a minor or impaired person.
McCarthy was sentenced to 20–21 years after pleading guilty to 15 felony child sexual abuse material charges involving victims as young as 2.
According to the court records for that arrest, on Dec. 5, 2022, he downloaded an image of a minor female engaged in sexual intercourse. Our readers can view this PDF showing a criminal background check for confirmation on this incident as further evidence.
POLITICAL BACKGROUND
Mr. McCarthy ran twice for city council — once in 2013 for an at-large seat and then again in 2015 for District 3 — and one time in 2014 for state Senate.
In 2017, the Lucas County Republican Party nominated Mr. McCarthy to fill a vacancy on the Lucas County Board of Elections, but the nomination was rejected by then-Secretary of State Jon Husted.
THE INDICTMENT
View full indictment here.
Public records show Mr. McCarthy’s indictment for the above case has been filed with the Lucas County Clerk of Courts. Notice of filing herein contains an abbreviated summary of the indictment for the purpose of clerical intake with the Lucas County Clerk of Courts and neither replaces nor supplements the charges listed in this attached indictment.
Good grief. The man is 83! What else has he done during his life?
Lock the horrible old man up and don’t let him out again!