Man held without bond in child porn case

OHIO
The Herald-Star

December 12, 2012

By MARK LAW – Staff writer (mlaw@heraldstaronline.com.) , The Herald-Star

COLUMBUS – A Mount Pleasant man was ordered held without bond on a charge of receipt of child pornography following a hearing Tuesday in U.S. District Court.

Ryan Kasler, 31, of 24 Union St., Mount Pleasant, was arrested at his home Thursday after a raid by federal authorities.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Elizabeth Preston Deavers ordered Kasler be held without bond following a detention hearing on Tuesday. …

The postal inspector said the investigation revealed Kasler is employed by the Martins Ferry Romanian Mission.

The First Christian Church of Martins Ferry operates the Romanian Mission, according to the church’s website.

Kasler is listed at the director of the Romanian Mission, according to the church’s website, and he directs the mission’s day-to-day affairs and is serving as onsite missionary in Arad and Ghioroc, Romania.

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