Charles M. Bland, 72, who claimed to children he was a professor, doctor and scientist, among other things, before molesting them, has been denied parole. Jenna Wade, coordinator of the Victim / Witness Division of the Trumbull County Prosecutor’s Office, said that Bland will not be eligible for parole again until October 2035. On May 8, 2013, Bland was given a 10-year-to-life prison sentence by former Trumbull County Common Pleas Court Judge W. Wyatt McKay after Bland pleaded guilty to four counts of rape, two counts of gross sexual imposition, 25 counts of pandering obscenity involving minors and one count of illegal use of minor in nudity-oriented material or performance. Bland’s victims were as young as 6, according to the prosecutor’s office. While living at Suburban Trailer Park in Trumbull County, Bland claimed to be a professor, a philosopher, a doctor, scientist and astronomer. He went so far as to print counterfeit degrees and diplomas, which he hung in his run-down trailer. He concocted these lies to gain the trust of his neighbors and gain access to their children. Under these fake credentials, Bland lured unsuspecting neighborhood children into his trailer under the guise of “tutoring” them. Once inside, Bland would use his age and size to violate these youngsters, forcing them to engage in various sex acts, including forced touching, forced oral sex, and digital and vaginal penetration. A search of Bland’s trailer found a nude image Bland personally took of a 6-year-old girl. Assistant Prosecutor Gabriel Wildman, who wrote the parole board in opposition to Bland’s release, said he was pleased with the decision to keep him in prison. Bland will remain in Belmont Correction Institution, with his next parole hearing scheduled for August 2035, according to the prison’s website.
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