Two of the six people arrested Monday night as they protested outside President Bush's speech were convicted Tuesday and given a day's jail time.

Matthew Penfield, 21, of Yellow Springs, Ohio, and Tina Butcher, 22, of San Francisco, were convicted of disorderly conduct. They were sentenced to one day in jail and given credit for the day they already spent there.

President Bush spoke from Cincinnati's Museum Center at Union Terminal to rally support for the possibility of a military attack on Iraq. Outside, more than 2,000 protesters disputed the need for war.

Four other protesters also were charged: Luke Schmitz, 22, of Flagstaff, Ariz.; Ryan Elam, 20, of Hyde Park; and Terry Crum, 30, and Brian Crum, 27, both of Walnut Hills.

The four were released from jail Tuesday — Mr. Schmitz on his own recognizance, the rest after posting bonds.

Ex-officer gets probation in club case

LEBANON — A former police officer will spend one year on probation for exposing an undercover investigation of a Mason fitness club.

Judge Neal Bronson also fined James “Stacy” Peters $500 and suspended a 30-day jail sentence.

Mr. Peters, 34, of Clarksville, admitted last month that he warned an unidentified Fairfield chiropractor about the probe into the sale of anabolic steroids at Body Masters Ultimate Fitness Club.

Authorities said Mr. Peters knew the doctor was a friend of the manager, Craig Sper, who later admitted setting up a source for the illegal drugs.

An assistant manager, Kristopher Dill, also pleaded guilty to drug trafficking for offering to sell the steroids to undercover agents with the Warren County Drug Task Force.

Mr. Peters resigned from the Hamilton Township Police Department in July, after revealing his involvement to his chief.

He pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of obstructing official business, which carries a maximum jail term of 90 days.

Marijuana seller is given two years

LEBANON — A second former Bowling Green University student who sold 12 pounds of marijuana to undercover agents was sent to prison Tuesday for two years.

Michael Garity's sentence mirrored that of his roommate, Brian C. Mutter, who appeared in court last week.

Mr. Garity, 22, of Toledo and Mr. Mutter were arrested May 2 after delivering the marijuana to drug agents at the Holiday Inn Express in Springboro. Officials with the Warren-Clinton Drug and Strategic Operations Task Force said it was the largest undercover sale of marijuana in the county.

The two men pleaded guilty to drug trafficking last month.

Man on trial accused of stalking teenager

A 45-year-old Loveland man went on trial Tuesday on charges of stalking a 16-year-old boy who worked at a restaurant the man patronized. David B. Tyler is accused of two counts of menacing by stalking.

Prosecutors contend he passed at least one note to the teen in the Mariemont restaurant and called him repeatedly between January and March.

Mr. Tyler, who was released from prison in January after serving 19 years for rape, has been classified as a sexual predator.

The Terrace Park teen testified Tuesday that he feared for his safety.

He said Mr. Tyler told him he was interested in him for “some kind of art thing.”

Defense attorneys contend Mr. Tyler did nothing wrong and that his communications with the teen were “innocuous.”

The case will resume today before Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Ann Marie Tracey.

Convicted rapist offers forgiveness

AKRON — A man was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in prison for impregnating his teenage stepdaughter with a syringe and violating rape laws he had pushed legislators to enact.

John Goff, 41, of Stow, quoted Bible verses and said he forgave the judge, police, prosecutors and his stepdaughter.

“I forgive you for tearing my life apart ... and taking away my only son,” Mr. Goff told Summit County Common Pleas Judge John Adams.

Mr. Goff was found guilty Aug. 29 of two counts of rape, two counts of sexual battery and one count of endangering children. The maximum possible sentence was 25 years in prison.

He was convicted of breaking the rape laws that he and his wife, Narda, campaigned for in the 1990s after a man accused of molesting his stepdaughter was acquitted because of a loophole.

Lawmakers changed the law in 1996 to include penetration with any object as a component to rape. Previously, only sexual intercourse was considered rape.

Shenna Grimm, who was 16 when she became pregnant, broke down as she spoke in court. “You stole my childhood and made my life miserable,” she told Mr. Goff. “For that you should be punished.”

Loveland petition dispute goes to court

LOVELAND — Resident David Miller has taken court action against the city of Loveland, demanding that administrators accept petitions that call for the reversal of a July amendment to the city's zoning code.

The amendment allowed residential property of more than 5 acres to be rezoned for nonresidential purposes even if it was contiguous to more residential property.

The change will allow two developers to move forward with plans to build a 16-acre commercial development on the historic White Pillars property.

Mr. Miller is a member of Voice of the Electorate (VOTE), which has protested the decision and gathered signatures for referendum petitions.

City administrators refused to accept the signatures, saying VOTE members did not follow proper procedures.

They refused to tell them what they did wrong, saying that was their prerogative.

The standstill led to Mr. Miller's filing two weeks ago in Clermont County Common Pleas Court.

- Compiled from staff and wire reports

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