rekowski lists this house in aurora, indiana as his address, but the couple who lives here says rekowski only stayed here a couple of weeks. the couple declined to be identified or interviewed on camera, but say they had no idea about rekowski's alleged darker side. however, they say he asked to take their children upstairs....one at a time to watch a movie. rekowski earned money, in part, as a karaoke dj working at places like the cottage in aurora and the levee where manager bob ogles says rekowski was popular among the customers. bob-----he had a following. he was very good at what he did, he was punctual. i mean i've been in and out of this bar business for 30 years. nothing surprises me this one did. ogles says the charges of child molestation are stunning. bob----i'm surprised. being a grandfather of 18....he never would have made it out of the laundry room with me. rekowski was reportedly locked in a laundry room when the mother of one of the alleged victims discovered child porn images on rekowski's phone. close----rekowski is just two days shy of his 45th birthday and if he's co

mike: rekowski is expected to face a judge tomorrow morning. he' s been convicted of public indecency, but prosecutors say he wasn' t required to register as a sex offender. sheree: putting a stop to a dangerous trend -- cincinnati' s new police chief front and session to curb violent crime. wlwt news 5' s emily wood was at the public meeting in front of a packed house in evanston. emily? emily: the message here tonight from citizens is they want drugs and guns off the streets. they also made a point that they want the city to play a role in engaging young men and women to prevent violence from ever happening. >> a steady round of applause for our police. applause for cincinnati' s finest wrapped up the first of five roundtable discussions with police and the neighborhoods they protect. more than 100 people packed the community room at the evanston center tonight citizens from all , over district two, college hill, mount washington, and madisonville, many concerned with the increased use of semi-automatic guns, shootings, and unsolved murders.

lisa: rekowski is expected to face a judge this morning. he' s been convicted of public indecency, but prosecutors say he wasn' as a sex offender. new insight on human trafficking in ohio. the state' s top cop is out with a report detailing law enforcement efforts to combat the problem. across the state there were more than 100 investigations last year and even more arrests. of the more than 200 potential victims, the most common age group targeted were 16- and 17-year-olds girls. drugs and alcohol addiction were two of the biggest risk factors. the number of human trafficking investigations in ohio were at an all-time high. mark: disturbing news out of afghanistan this morning, where a police officer turned his weapon on fellow officers, killing 10 of them. it happened at a checkpoint in the southern part of the country. the taliban have claimed responsibility for the attack. investigators say the shooter killed the officers while they were sleeping and then fled the scene after stealing their weapons and ammunition. new details this morni

nine on your side told you about the first allegation against steven rekowski earlier this month. our john genovese says that case led to other families coming forward. plain and simple - these are horrific allegations. we're told it will take months to sort through all the evidence. the prosecutor says it's the first time he's come across someone creating child porn with so many victims who all live in the area. "i think we've only touched the tip of the iceberg as far as the mountain of evidence we've already seen" 44-year-old 'steven rekowski' is behind bars at the canvassed the area where he lived and who lived near him - and interviewed any child we were aware of that he had contact with" as of now - prosecutor aaron negangard says his office has identified 7 victims - all girls - between 4 and 10 years old "in him performing sex acts with them - in some cases we have disclosure - in one instance, we have video, he's having the 8 year perform sex acts on him and he's having the 4 year old watch" but it doesn't stop there. in some instances - negangard says, the girls were dru

one of them was shown pictures of her four-year-old daughter and rekowski. she locked him in the laundry room and called police it all unraveled from there. prosecutors say some of the mothers met him through his karaoke business dearborn and county. brian hamrick, wlwt news 5. lisa: investigators are not finished with the forensic analysis on his cell phone. they found laptops and computers which are being analyzed. mark: a rape suspect -- accused appears before a judge this morning. accused of assaulting the girl sycamore township. his bond was set at $20,000. court records show the suspects' dna matched a rape kit used on the victim. willingham will return to court next month. lisa: now to your forecast. miriah turner is in for randi this afternoon. miriah: and we look back on the books for this day in january, the observed high as 50 degrees. that' s at midnight. the temperatures have been falling steadily from morning into the 30' s. the observed low as 36, where we currently are. temperatures will keep falling. the advertise 39, and again, it will be a

rekowski's being held here at the 'dearborn county jail.' since his arrest on new years day - investigators say they've tracked down six other victims. prosecutors think there could be more mother i spoke with - like all of these kids' families - says she never would have thought for a second this was happening (story)some of the details are simply too disturbing to tell "it'll be probably months before we have the answer on just what he was doing with the child pornography" on new years day - steven rekowski ended up locked in a friend's laundry room. that was after she saw photos of her 4-year-old daughter - naked - on the 44-year-old's cell phone"we were able to get his phone before he had an opportunity to delete it - then the dominos started to fall" since then - dearborn county prosecutor 'aaron negangard' says 6 other girls - age 10 and younger have been tracked accounts of sexual abuse "in some cases we have video of him performing sex acts with them - in some cases we have disclosure - in one having the 8 year perform sex the 4 year

rekowski's being held here at the 'dearborn county jail.' since his arrest on new years day - investigators say they've tracked down six other victims. prosecutors think there could be more mother i spoke with - like all of these kids' families - says she never would have thought for a second this was happening (story)some of the details are simply too disturbing to tell "it'll be probably months before we have the answer on just what he was doing with the child pornography" on new years day - steven rekowski ended up locked in a friend's laundry photos of her 4-year-old daughter - naked - on the 44-year-old's cell phone"we were able to get his phone before he had an opportunity to delete it - then the dominos started to fall" since then - dearborn county prosecutor 'aaron negangard' says 6 other girls - age 10 and younger have been tracked down accounts of sexual abuse "in some cases we have video of him performing sex acts with them - in some cases we have disclosure - in one instance, we have video, he's having the 8 year perform sex the

and since then, prosecutors say they received more evidence that rekowski molested seven young girls. <"in some cases we have video of him performing sex acts with them - in some cases we have disclosure - in one having the 8 year perform sex acts on him and he's having the 4 year old watch"> watch">rekowski remains in jail tonight on one million dollars bond. a northern kentucky university student is accusing the school of retaliating against her after making sexual assault claims. claims.the victim is only identified as "jane doe" in court documents filed in campbell county.she says that after reporting that she was raped... a schoolattorney threatened to expose details of the attack if she took legal action.she also alleges the school's police chief threatened her.we spoke to her attorney within the last hour. <"she wants to make certain that she is the last victim to be treated like this, and for that its an honor to represent her"> her">9 on your side reached out to n-k-u... which released a statement saying in part: "the complaint contains many factual inaccuracies and mischarac

steven rekowski now faces nine more charges for sex crimes involving six more children.. ages four to ten years old. police arrested him after the saw a video of her child on rekowski's phone.and investigators found more sex videos involving other children.some kids appear to be passed out, according to the dearborn county prosecutor. we talked to a child advocacy specialist who says parents should ask their children if there is a place they don't feel safe or anyone they don't feel safe with. 3 "you think kids are going to come to you but unless you ask they don't speak up then you find children say no one asked no one asked me so i didn't say anthing"if you have information about rekowski, or concerns about your children, you can call your local police station, or call crimestoppers at 352-3040. 3 the norwood police department is turning to homeowners and business owners for help solving crimes.it wants to start a surveillance camera registry.people can enter the location of the cameras ... or a password or user name for their camera system.. so officers can easily acce

rekowski will go to court in dearborn county this morning. he' s accused of sexually abusing children he was baby sitting, in some instances drugging the children and recording the abuse. the dearborn county prosecutor aaron negangard said his office has only touched the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the evidence in this case. they continue to look into the man' s actions. streets since earlier this month. investigators continue going through his phone and computers, looking for information about any other potential victims. reporting live, andrew setters, wlwt news 5. lisa: thank you. new insight on human trafficking in ohio. the state' s top cop is out with a report detailing law enforcement efforts to combat this problem. across the state there were more , than 100 investigations last year and even more arrests. of the more than 200 potential victims, the most common age group targeted 16- and , 17-year-old girls. drug and alcohol addiction were two of the biggest risk factors. the number of human trafficking investigations in ohio w

ne-gen-gaurd explains that rekowski would offer himself to be a babysitter. he would devlop a relationship with thjis person and be there friend and be available to have access to the kids what's not clear is if there are even more vicitims. a examination of his phone and computer is still on going. on his computer prosecutors said they found a number of disburbing images. we recovered the computers and wew found child porn on those the woman who locked rekowski in the laundry room till police arrived is being hailed as brave by the proscutor. he said had she not locked him in there we may never have known about these other looking at over 300 years in prison. live in indiana michal baldwin fox 19 now tonight, a delhi man is also facing sex charges after investigators say he tied a young girl to a pole in his basement and molested her. this is 24 year old, evan beccaccio. he is behind bars now accused of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor. according to court documents, there were 4 separate incidents, all of which took place inside his claymore terrace home

rekowski was arrested earlier this month after a friend found lewd photos on his phone and a demanded he confess to the four year old's mother. that woman called police to report him.. and since then, more parents have come forward accusing him of the same crime. new tonight....d-n-a evidence is putting a hamilton county man behind bars. larry willingham denied raping an underage girl when the accusations first surfaced in august of last year. but he was arrested today after results from a rape kit came back - showing a near positive match.he is in jail on a 250-thousand dollar bond. a covedale mother says she learned her lesson after her car was stolen, when she left it running. running.nicole losey tells 9 on your side, she was dropping her daughter off at school, and ran inside for a few minutes.when she came back outside, her car was gone. green township police say it's not too common in that area--- seven cars stolen each year. losey says it's warning to your doors. <"well, i shouldn't have left the keys in it but i could see the car from where i was, i just i wasn't thinking, yo

new examing 44-year old steve rekowski's cell phone. the ages of the victims range from as young as 4 to 10 years old. prosecutor aaron ne-gen-guard said molested an 8 year old while making a 4 assault. also suggest that some of his victims as muscle relaxers were found in his home. so how was he able these child. the prosecutor explained to me that he would make friends with the victims' parents who may have been in a situation where they needed a baby sitter. he would develop relationship.... prosecutors say if he is found guilty on all charges he could spend the next 300 years behind bars. in indiana michael baldwin fox 19 now we broke the news on the fox19 now cincinnati to fundraise for his wife... we'll tell you when it's happening and where. joe remote live tonight at saint xavier high school... we're on the same campus... as one of the biggest names playing in football's biggest game. but... luke kuechly isn't the only cincinnati connection. that's coming up. 6:30 reopen introducing longhorn' s steaks that sizzle for $12.99. lik

they're all children of rekowski's friends or neighbors - some who he babysat. he was in court to be arraigned on new charges today. it was the best possible ending for a terrifying situation. police received a report of an active shooter and three gunshots at the u-s naval medical center in san diego. but there is no evidence there was ever a shooter. 00 - 07"as of right now we have found absolutely nothing to indicate that shots were fired. there are no casualties at this time." time."the initial report came from a witness who said they heard gunshots from the basement of the building. you can see the massive response ... swat teams ... and employees walking outside with their hands up. legendary actor abe vigoda died at age 94. 94.his most noteble roles: the over-the-hill detective phil fish is the 1970's series mafia solider in "the godfather."vigoda's daugther says the actor died early this morning in his sleep. recharging the pot battle. battle.next at five - how marijuana could make its way back onto the ohio ballot in just months. no charges for planned

investigators have filed additional charges against rekowski. all of the victims who've been identified were between the ages of four and ten. police need your help finding a hyde park bank robbery suspect. cincinnati police have just released these photos of the man they say displayed a hand gun and demanded money from a teller. the robbery took place monday afternoon at the stockyard bank on paxton avenue. the suspect took off in a black if you know anything about the suspect's wherabouts, contact crime stoppers at 513- 352-3040. happening right now the 5th annual queen city blood drive. the event is hosted by the hoxworth blood center and its happening the duke energy convention center.... donors will receive an assortment of prizes at the drive ...including free cyclones tickets... the temperatures will plummet pretty quickly this morning. plan on being down to the 30s by 9am if not sooner. it stays cloudy and steady temperatures in the mid 30s through the afternoon. with winds 10-15mph it will feel like the upper 20s. there's a small chance

steve rekowski is known around town as a karaoke singer. >> is it true you admit inc. a child molester? why the videos? reporter: at least seven victims were molested between ages of 7-10. captured on rakowski' s own camera. rachel lives in the apartment where he used to live. if the accusations were true. that girl will have to live with that forever. it is very scary. reporter: she lives across the hall from rakowski with her three children. >> my opinion of him, he should rot in hell. he is a piece of trash. reporter: after the mother of one victim was shown pictures he took molesting her daughter. the mother locked him in a laundry room and called 911. >> he molested my kid. if you do not get here, is going to be that. rakowski is facing 12 counts and lease half dozen new victims. reporter: are there other to come forward if their with murkowski. sheree: rakowski is now being held on a $1 million on. a suspect accused of assaulting of a judge. assaulting a girl back in august. his bond is set at $20,000. the suspect' s dna matched a great kid -- matched a rape kit.

investigators have filed additional charges against rekowski. all of the victims who've been identified were between the ages of four and ten. happening today ... the 5th annual queen city blood drive. the event is hosted by the hoxworth blood center and will take place at the duke energy convention center... starting at 10 this morning. donors will receive an drive. wlwt news 5's kyla woods has an update now on traffic .. kyla? the rain associated with the cold front rolling through this morning will be over by 7-8am. the temperatures will plummet pretty quickly after that. plan on being down to the 30s by 9am if not sooner. it stays cloudy and steady temperatures in the mid 30s through the afternoon. with winds 10-15mph it will feel like the upper 20s. there's a small chance for a quick passing flurry late >>> it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, dosing dangers. the new warning for millions of americans who take too much of the most popular pain relief medications on the market. what you need to know. >>> plus, why mcdonald's is about to introduce

children.steven rekowski is now accused of assaulting seven girls -- all under the age of ten.rekowski was first arrested in january after a woman claimed he molested her four year old daughter and used his cell phone to take pictures of it.the woman then locked rekowski in her laundry room until police arrived. a gray day around most of the tri-state but good news -- temperatures should stay fairly mild.here's 9 first warning chief meteorologist steve raleigh. behind the frontal passage, wednesday will bring a brief highs will barely get into the lower 30s. wednesday will start with mostly cloudy skies but we'll see a few more rays of sunshine in the afternoon hours. a gradual warm-up to the 40s and near-50 degrees will take us into the weekend. a front will become stationary and wash out just northwest of the ohio valley. we should be on the dry side of that boundary until sunday. isolated showers return on sunday but temperatures remain mild. highs are expected around 510f. the big dig continues on the east coast today...take a look at this.... this was the scene in charleston, west

the man' s name is steven rekowski, arrested earlier this month after being locked in a wrong -- laundry room by the mother of one victim. a friend found photos of a four year old being molested and the mom locked him up until police could get him. investigators have filed a list of additional charges against him. all seven of the victims were between the ages of 4 and 10. he' s accused of recording up some of the acts and drugging some of the victims according to prosecutors. investigators are continuing to work on this case going through his phone and computers to try to find out more. lisa: thank you. new insight on human trafficking in ohio. the state' s top cop is out with a report detailing law enforcement efforts to combat the problem. across the state there were more than 100 investigations last year and even more arrests. of the more than 200 potential victims, the most common age group targeted were 16- and 17-year-olds girls. drug and alcohol addiction were two of the biggest risk factors. the number of human trafficking investigations in ohio were at an all-time high. mark: n

we first told you about steven rekowski earlier this month when he allegedly molested a four year-old girl. that girl's mother found out . . . and locked him in her laundry room until police came. now police say they believe there could be many more victims. and pol stories. phone. >>> police are asking for help identifying a bank robbery suspect. this man, you're about to see he would up a bank in park plaza yesterday. he washed out with cash. ld up a bank in park plaza he washed out with cash. >>> former president bill clinton is making a stop in cincinnati to garner support for his wife. he'll. if you want to find out where it is, you'll have to donate $1,000 to her campaign. she's not expected to be there. the south carolina primary is just after that. >> the ben bangles will be i can making -- but regular season tickets will cost you more. the average bangles is still $10 below the average. sglfrment well, we were actually above the average for january. i think yesterday and even through last night, we're starting to dip down towards more normal temperatures now. >> we had our hi