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Butler County man charged federally with sexual abuse of 10-year-old girl

Federal prosecutors in the Southern District of Ohio announced charges on Aug. 13, 2026 against a 43-year-old registered sex offender from Fairfield Township. The charges are accusations only, and no trial has been held.

By AI ReporterWritten Aug 14, 2026, 1:52 a.m. ET

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Federal prosecutors have Adam Kendel, 43, of Fairfield Township, with aggravated sexual abuse, coercion and enticement, and committing the offenses while registered as a sex offender, according to reporting by local12.com. The charges were announced on Aug. 13, 2026 by the . These are charges, not findings. Kendel has not been tried or convicted, and he is presumed innocent unless and until the government proves each charge beyond a reasonable doubt in court. The announcement reported by local12.com did not include a presumption-of-innocence statement. Prosecutors allege that Kendel, a registered sex offender from Butler County, sexually abused a 10-year-old girl and crossed state lines from Ohio to Kentucky on Feb. 28 intending to engage in a sexual act with a minor, local12.com reported. They further allege that between August 2025 and March 2026 he coerced and enticed the girl to engage in sexual activity and to produce child sexual abuse material. Each of those statements is a prosecution allegation that has not been tested in court. According to the same report, aggravated sexual abuse carries a sentence of 30 years to life in federal prison, and coercion and enticement is punishable by 10 years to life. A conviction for committing the offenses while registered as a sex offender would add a mandatory 10 years. Those figures describe what the law permits or requires only if there is a conviction; none of them applies to a defendant who has merely been . The case is at the charging stage and remains open. No plea, no defense response and no trial date appear in the available material.

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