Restrictions to court records lifted in case of ex-assistant prosecutor charged with rape

DAYTON — There is a new update with the public access restrictions in the sexual assault case involving a former Montgomery County assistant prosecutor.

Court records for the case against John Amos became public again on Tuesday, according to an order filed in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court.

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Amos, 51, previously pleaded not guilty to five sexual assault charges, including two counts of rape. The former assistant prosecutor was formally charged on July 15, 2022. On the same day, Amos’s attorney filed a motion restrict public access and seal the case. Five days later, on July 20, a judge granted the motion and Amos’ case was restricted from public view.

Newly unrestricted court entries show that Amos’ attorney asked the court in January to “exclude references to [Amos’] accuser as ‘victim’” in proceedings.

As News Center 7 previously reported, the charges stemmed from alleged actions in April 2013, during Amos’ 22-year tenure at the Montgomery County Prosecutor’s Office.

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A spokesperson for the prosecutor’s office previously told us that their office was made aware of the criminal investigation into the allegation in June 2020. In February 2021, the prosecutor’s office was notified that a police report had been completed.

The spokesperson said the incident under investigation happened “outside of the office during non-work hours and was not related to any case or person in the prosecutor’s office.”

Amos resigned from his position after his indictment in July.

Court records show that there is a telephone status conference in Amos’ case on March 9.

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