Francis J. Kearse III is accused in court records of using Snapchat to solicit young females for “sugar daddy” relationships
SHARONVILLE, Ohio - A Hamilton County grand jury has indicted a Greater Cincinnati medical doctor on prostitution and trafficking charges involving a 16-year-old, according to the prosecutor’s office.
Francis J. Kearse III of West Chester was arrested earlier this month on charges of compelling prostitution and importuning, all involving the teen, court records show.Now he faces the following felony charges for the same victim: compelling prostitution, compelling prostitution involving a minor, trafficking in persons and importuning. Kearse, 43, communicated with the teen on Snapchat and provided gift cards before they met last year, according to the affidavit.According to the affidavit, the teen met Kearse in Sharonville on Oct. 19, 2025, and he gave the teen two vape pens and $15 in exchange for sexual activity for hire. Hamilton County Municipal Court Judge Dwane Mallory gave Kearse a cashless bond after his March 11 arrest and ordered him not to use social media, including Snapchat, court records show. Kearse is scheduled to return to court at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 31, before Hamilton County Common Pleas Court Judge Christopher McDowell, according to the prosecutor’s office.East Canton shuts down unlicensed day care facility after 8-month-old baby diesFentanyl found inside Barbies sold at discount store, police sayWarrensville Heights increases fines for people who don’t park in proper placesPortage County deputies find woman, 78, and man, 70, shot dead inside home
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