I was not able to find any mention of this story on the station he worked for website, but former WHIZ (Zanesville) Reporter Chase Fisher was sentenced to 4 years in prison for soliciting nude photos from a teenage girl.

Fisher pleaded guilty to one count of illegal use of a minor in nudity-oriented material or performance, a second-degree felony, and one count of disseminating matter harmful to juveniles, a fifth-degree felony.

Fisher paid a young girl for nude pictures of herself and sent nude pictures of himself to her.

When she tried to break off the relationship, he threatened to kill himself, prosecutors said. He also tried to get her to come to his residence and asked her to be his sugar baby.

Fisher sent the girl $431 for an unknown number of pictures, according to officials.

The Times Recorder writes Assistant Muskingum County Prosecutor Gerald Anderson said Fisher groomed the victim, who was 15 at the time their interactions started. Fisher was 28. Anderson said Fisher held a position of public trust and influence in the community because of his role as a television reporter and met his victim through that role. Anderson said Fisher knew of the girl's age and contacted her via social media.

In court, Fisher said the victim "did the right thing" by contacting police and said he betrayed the trust of the community. He apologized to the victim and her family, as well as his family and the community. He said he was in counseling and no longer had a social media presence. Fisher's attorney Keith Edwards noted Fisher would no longer be able to work in media.

Well, amen to that.

It appears that Fisher’s former station WHIZ-TV ignored the fact that one of their employees was sent to prison.

So much for transparency.