A woman who pleaded guilty Wednesday to 30 sex crimes involving a child will face up to 234 years in prison when she is sentenced.
Tina Hill, 43, pleaded guilty to rape, complicity to rape, endangering children, tampering with evidence, six counts of pandering sexually oriented matter involving a minor, and 20 counts of illegal use of a minor in nudity oriented material/performance.
She is scheduled to be sentenced Nov. 12.
In exchange for the plea, the prosecution dismissed the remaining counts of the indictment that contained 56 charges. The original charges carried a maximum penalty of 439 years in prison.
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The charges are for a series of criminal acts involving a child under the age of 13 during a time period from January 2013 to July 2013, said Terri Kohlrieser, an assistant Allen County prosecutor.
The pandering charges said Hill photographed the victim in various states of nudity and engaged in various sex acts, Kohlrieser said.
The illegal use charges accuse Hill of being in possession of sexually explicit images of a minor, Kohlrieser said.
The tampering charge alleges she tried to alter or destroy evidence, Kohlrieser said.
One other person is facing charges in federal court connected to the crimes. Kevin Ritz has pleaded not guilty to conspiracy to sexually exploit a child, seven counts of sexual exploitation of a child, seven counts of receipt of material involving the sexual exploitation of a child, conspiracy to persuade a minor to engage in unlawful sexual activity and two counts of persuasion of a minor to engage in unlawful sexual activity.
Kohlrieser said she had no evidence to show Ritz committed any of the crimes in Allen County. The crimes he is charged with took place somewhere other than Lima where it’s believed Hill traveled to, she said.
