Sentencing/Post Conviction
Judge Frees Ohio Dad Jailed for Daughter’s Truancy
Posted May 16, 2008, 04:18 pm CDT
By Martha Neil
Jailed for a week after his 18-year-old daughter failed to complete her high school equivalency degree, an Ohio man has gotten another chance.
Brian Gegner was released today by a Butler County juvenile court judge after an emotional hearing, reports the Enquirer. He now has until July 16 to see that his daughter, Brittany, who has an 18-month-old child of her own and a history of skipping school that dates back to the 5th or 6th grade according to Gegner, attends pre-college math courses at Miami University of Ohio.
"The reprieve means Gegner will keep the data-entry job he has held for 14 years at Christ Hospital and can go back to parenting another daughter, 16, who is… Continue reading...
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