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Sex charge trial set for man on electronic monitor

Rebecca Butts
rebbutts@enquirer.com
Cody Jackson

A man accused of holding a 14-year-old girl captive in Norwood and impregnating her while under electronic monitoring connected to another abduction case is scheduled to appear for trial before a federal court.

Cody Jackson, 20, pled not guilty to federal charges of coercion and enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity, production of child pornography, and transfer of obscene matter to a minor. The trial is scheduled January 25 in U.S. District Court in Cincinnati.

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He was placed on electronic monitoring in September 2014 after being accused of holding two women against their will in Blue Ash, according to court records. He was charged with interference of custody, abduction and kidnapping in Hamilton County.

While awaiting resolution of that criminal case, he contacted a 14-year-old girl on Facebook in February and began transporting her to his apartment in Norwood via taxi, according to an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Authorities said he had sex with the teen during each visit, took control of her social media, and verbally and physically abused the girl. He didn't allow her to leave the apartment during a visit in March and kept her captive for four months.

He was taken off electronic monitoring in July after pleading guilty to interference with custody in connection to the Blue Ash incident and fled Ohio. The teen escaped the apartment at that time, according to the FBI investigation.

While on the run, Jackson threatened to kill the girl and her family if she didn't send him nude photos, authorities said.

Jackson was arrested in Utah in October and was brought back to Ohio to face the federal charges in connection to the girl's abduction.

The Hamilton County Prosecutor's Office also indicted Jackson on four counts of rape, four counts of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor, kidnapping and interference with custody. The case is not currently scheduled to appear before a Hamilton County court.