Walbridge Man Indicted for 5 Counts of Rape

A Walbridge man is in jail after being indicted for five counts of rape and more than a dozen other sex-related crimes.

A Wood County grand jury on Wednesday indicted James William Lohmeyer, 40, for five counts of rape, all first-degree felonies; two counts gross sexual imposition, one a third-degree felony and one a fourth-degree felony; 10 counts of pandering obscenity involving a minor or impaired person, all fourth-degree felonies; disseminating matter harmful to juveniles, a fifth-degree felony; and tampering with evidence, a third-degree felony.

He was arrested Friday at taken to the Wood County Justice Center.

According to court documents, twice from June 25, 2012, to June 23, 2013, he allegedly engaged in sexual conduct with a 10-year-old.

The F3 gross sexual imposition charge alleges he had sexual contact with this same 10-year-old during that same time frame.

Three times from June 25, 2015, to June 23, 2016, he allegedly purposely compelled the same child to engage in sexual conduct by submitting by force or threat of force.

The F4 GSI charge allegedly occurred in January 2022, when Lohmeyer had sexual contact with the same person by purposely compelling the person to submit by force or threat of force.

From June 25, 2018, to June 23, 2019, he allegedly sold, disseminated, or provided the same person or law enforcement officer posing as a juvenile material that was obscene.

Ten times on June 7, he allegedly bought, possessed or controlled obscene material that had a minor as one of its participants.

From June 2-7, while knowing an investigation was in progress or about to be started, he allegedly concealed or destroyed records or documents in order to impair their value or availability as evidence.