Trooper sex case: Preble County asks Ohio Supreme Court to appoint judge

PREBLE COUNTY — A court administrator requested the Ohio Supreme Court appoint a sitting judge to the case of a former trooper accused of sex crimes, according to Preble County court documents.

No judge has been assigned to Christopher Ward’s case.

Earlier this week the court rescheduled a pretrial conference that was set for March 28 to May 30 at 10:30 a.m.

Ward’s trial was also rescheduled from April 8 to June 10.

He is facing two counts of gross sexual imposition and a count of sexual imposition.

The charges stem from two incidents, including one in January 2015 while Ward was reportedly on duty with the Ohio Highway State Patrol.

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