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Catholic Foundation Executive Arrested, Accused of Sex Crimes Involving Teen

Investigators say Scott Hartman exchanged explicit images and tried to arrange sex meetings with a 14- to 15-year-old girl over several months.

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A Catholic Foundation executive has been arrested, accused of online sexual abuse involving a minor, according to the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office.

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Catholic Foundation executive arrested, accused of sex crimes involving teen

A Catholic Foundation executive has been arrested, accused of online sexual abuse involving a minor, according to the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office.

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Columbus Catholic Foundation SVP arrested for sexual abuse of a minor

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Catholic Foundation executive arrested in online sex abuse of minor investigation

A Catholic Foundation executive has been arrested in Franklin County following an investigation into the online sexual abuse of a minor.

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Ohio Catholic Foundation executive charged with sexual abuse of minor

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Catholic Foundation of Ohio Exec Charged in Columbus

Scott Hartman, a Columbus Catholic Foundation executive, faces grooming and pandering charges after an ICAC investigation; he was fired immediately.

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Catholic Foundation executive arrested for child sex crimes

A Catholic Foundation executive was arrested this week for online sexual abuse of a minor. The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force executed a search warrant and arrested Richard Hartman, 49 on October 1 at his home in Westerville. The arrest follows an extensive investigation which began in April of 2026,…

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The Columbus Dispatch broke the news in Columbus, United States on Thursday, October 1, 2026.
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