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UpInArms

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14. From another link about this
Tue Apr 22, 2025, 07:07 AM
Apr 2025
https://julieroys.com/thousands-sign-petition-urging-investigation-gary-drenda-keesee-son-accused-sexual-abuse/

Law enforcement’s response

Attorney General Yost replied to the petition, stating that the Knox County Sheriff’s office couldn’t investigate because as county commissioner, Drenda Keesee votes on the sheriff’s budget. The sheriff has requested Ohio’s Bureau of Investigation to investigate, Yost said.

But Yost called Gary and Drenda Keesee “friends,” who’ve eaten dinner in his home. Given the close relationship, Yost said he couldn’t investigate and instead asked Knox County to find another law enforcement agency to investigate.

“My relationship with them meant that we could not credibly perform the investigation, either, and we informed the Sheriff of that fact,” Yost wrote on the petition. “We suggested that another Sheriff’s office could be invited to do the necessary work, and offered to help identify one who would be willing to do so if necessary.”

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