![]() ![]() Rumors about Mearan, sex trafficking and local corruption have been something of an open secret in Portsmouth for years. Mearan, however, was not among those charged. The allegations concerning him remain investigative findings in a sworn affidavit that have not been proven in court. The DEA investigation appears to have concluded in October 2016, when the last of eight defendants pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute heroin and other drugs. The Ironton native and Ohio State alum has long been rumored to run a sex trafficking operation out of this small rural town. Michael Mearan, 73, is a prominent Portsmouth attorney and former city councilman. The 80-page affidavit states that Mearan is also a prolific sex trafficker who for decades has supplied his young, female clients with drugs “in exchange for and as an incentive to participate in acts of prostitution.” The area was once dubbed “America’s pill mill,” and when Mearan shuffles over to the courthouse in his rumpled suit, it’s often to represent someone in the relentless grip of opioid addiction.īut according to a federal wiretap affidavit, which was filed under seal with the Southern District of Ohio but was obtained by The Enquirer, Mearan is not just a jowly, silver-haired local attorney. Mearan, 73, is a one-time city councilman who since the 1970s has been a fixture in this small but troubled town along the Ohio River, which separates southern Ohio from northeastern Kentucky. THE INFORMATION ON THIS SITE CANNOT BE USED TO MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT CONSUMER CREDIT, EMPLOYERS, INSURANCE, TENANT SCREENING, OR ANY OTHER PURPOSES THAT WOULD REQUIRE THE FAIR CREDIT REPORTING ACT COMPLIANCE.PORTSMOUTH, Ohio – On a clear morning, the four-story Scioto County Courthouse casts its shadow over the smaller brick building just across Court Street, where criminal defense attorney Michael Mearan lives and operates his namesake legal practice. CONTACT THE RESPECTIVE COUNTY CLERK OF STATE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR MORE INFORMATION.īUSTEDNEWSPAPER.COM IS NOT A CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCY. DO NOT RELY ON THIS SITE TO DETERMINE FACTUAL CRIMINAL RECORDS. THE PEOPLE FEATURED ON THIS SITE MAY NOT HAVE BEEN CONVICTED OF THE CHARGES OR CRIMES LISTED AND ARE PRESUMED INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY. PUBLISHED INFORMATION AND PHOTOS PRESENTED ON THIS SITE HAVE BEEN COLLECTED FROM THE WEBSITES OF COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICES OR CLERK OF COURTS. INMATE INFORMATION CHANGES QUICKLY AND THE POSTED INFORMATION MAY NOT REFLECT THE CURRENT STATE. WHILE EVERY EFFORT IS MADE TO ENSURE THAT THE POSTED INFORMATION IS ACCURATE, IT MAY CONTAIN FACTUAL OR OTHER ERRORS AND BUSTEDNEWSPAPER.COM DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY OR TIMELINESS OF THE CONTENT OF THIS WEBSITE. IT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND MAY BE UPDATED PERIODICALLY. DISCLAIMER NOTICE: INFORMATION POSTED ON THIS WEB SITE IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. ![]()
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