Elyria man and Williams County track coach plead guilty to sexually assaulting minors

BRYAN and ELYRIA – Two men plead guilty in two separate sexual assault cases Thursday. Both cases had prosecutions assisted by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost’s Special Prosecutions team.

Jared Stewart, 37, of Pioneer, pleaded guilty in the Williams County Court of Common Pleas to gross sexual imposition, a fourth degree felony. Stewart is a former North Central High School track coach. Stewart charges were related to him sexually assaulting a student athlete. This case was investigated by the Pioneer Police Department and the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation.

Brandon Wadsworth, 28, of Elyria, pleaded guilty in the Lorain County Court of Common Pleas to gross sexual imposition, also a fourth degree felony. Wadsworth charges were related to him sexually assaulting a 17-year-old victim. This case was investigated by the Lorain Police Department.