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WARREN -- A New Middletown man on Thursday pleaded guilty to two counts of gross sexual imposition connected to the fondling of two minors in Hubbard Township.
Jeremy D. Cremeans, 35, of 10710 Unity Road, New Middletown, will be sentenced after he undergoes a background investigation by the Trumbull County Adult Probation Department. Common Pleas Judge Ronald J. Rice could sentence him to a maximum of 10 years in prison.
At sentencing, Rice also will declare Cremeans a Tier 2 sex offender -- which means he will be subject to registering his addresses with the sheriff's office twice per year for 25 years.
The plea deal Cremeans agreed to headed off a scheduled June 14 trial. The state agreed to drop two of the gross sexual imposition counts.
The case was investigated based upon incidents dating back to July 2020 in Hubbard Township, according to court records.
Hubbard Township police detective Michael Orr said the case involved "inappropriate touches" to the victims, a boy, 7, and girl, 9, at a home on Stoneybrook Drive.
The police report shows the incidents took place between July 1 and 14, and involved a woman's ex-boyfriend lifting the shirt of her 9-year-old daughter and fondling her bare breasts.
The daughter also witnessed the man touching her 7-year-old brother's private parts while he was sleeping.
A warrant was issued for Cremeans' arrest on Nov. 11, 2020, the day he was booked into Trumbull County jail. Cremeans remains in the jail pending the sentencing hearing, which has not been scheduled.