Morger indicted on charges for allegedly trying to meet 14-year old for sex, $100,000 bond set

POMEROY – A man accused of attempting to meet a 14-year old for sex in Meigs County has been arraigned following indictment on two charges.

James Morger, 29, was arraigned in the Meigs County Court of Common Pleas with a bond of $100,000.  Meigs County Prosecuting Attorney James Stanley asked for the $100,000 bond after Morger had been indicted by a Meigs County Grand Jury.

Morger was charged and indicted on one count of Importuning, a felony of the fourth degree, and one count of Discriminating Material Harmful to Juveniles, also a felony of the fourth degree.

Morger was represented by attorney John C. Caspar of Loveland, Ohio. Caspar requested the bond to lower, but that was denied.

“The Court is going to go along with the recommendation of the state,” Judge I. Carson Crow said.

Morger had been held on a parole violation following his alleged contacted with a teen in Middleport via Facebook, reportedly sending pictures of his genitalia and setting up to meet the teen for sex.

As previously reported in the Meigs Independent Press, instead, he met the Meigs County Sheriff’s Office. According to Major Scott Trussell, the Gallia-Meigs Major Crimes Task Force assisted the sheriff’s office in apprehending Morger.

It’s not the first time Morger has been accused of using social media to contact a juvenile. Morger was accused, charged and convicted in another case in Warren County for sexting with a 12-year old. Morger used Skype to contact a 12-year old and shared photos of his genitalia with the child.

The father of two made headlines in the Cincinnati area for his crimes. When law enforcement executed a search warrant related to the 12-year old, they discovered that Morger had been manufacturing hash oil. Morger was charged in Warren County in 2014 with eight counts: one count of Endangering Children, a felony of the second degree; one count of Disseminating Material Harmful to Juveniles; along with multiple drug related charges.

In a plea agreement, the Disseminating Material Harmful to Juveniles was dropped along with four other counts, all drug related. He was convicted in Warren County of one count of Drug Abuse, a felony of the fifth degree; Illegal Cultivation of Marijuana, a felony of the third degree; and Endangering Children, a felony of the second degree. Morger was sentenced to three years in prison.

Morger now faces the two counts in Meigs County.