RICHLAND COUNTY, OH (WOWO) Wesley Dingus, 48, has resigned as mayor of the Village of Butler, Ohio, amid allegations of voyeurism, according to WBNS. The village council approved his resignation during a special meeting Tuesday night, following a letter in which Dingus described his resignation as “under duress.”
Authorities allege Dingus was caught on a hidden camera in his home last month sniffing a teenage girl’s underwear. The incident reportedly occurred on January 13 and was documented by the Richland County Sheriff’s Office after the accuser notified law enforcement through Richland County Children’s Services. Deputies say the footage showed Dingus handling at least four pairs of underwear and touching his groin over clothing.
Dingus appeared in Mansfield Municipal Court on February 19, posting 10 percent of a $10,000 bond. The court ordered him to wear a GPS monitoring device and forbade any contact with the accuser. Dingus is also out on bond in a separate case, facing charges related to aggravated assault after allegedly running over a man attempting to flee police in July 2025.
Dingus became Butler mayor in 2022 after serving as council president, winning a full term in the following election with 56 percent of the vote. Council President Eric “Rick” Thran is next in line to assume the mayoral position but has not yet accepted it, citing time for prayer and legal consultation, WBNS reports.
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One would hope that a 48-year-old would conduct themselves better. Especially, when it comes to an elected official in the capacity of the mayor!
i could be wrong, but i believe you are supposed to set an example?
Fortunately, there are likely only a few people affected by this incident. (at the current time…)
Unfortunately, there are only 941 people in that town!!
Growing up, outside of a similarly sized Ohio town, it’d be hard to live that one down!
I have seen families pick up roots, and move, for less!
With a name like Wesley Dingus, i can only imagine what creative nicknames he’s likely to achieve! What a dunce!
A female teenager? In his house? ..sounds like it was likely his daughter. (allegedly)
This young lady was suspicious enough to investigate, capturing him on video rifling thru her naughty bits of clothing… multiple times!
What a great mayor.
His current charges include voyeurism, aggravated assault, vehicular assault, falsification, and dereliction of duty!
If he had more foresight, he’d have appropriated more funding to the county jail. Which is likely to become his home for a short while.
What a Dingus…
If my last comment made it, and you’d like more depth to the story…
https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/richland-county/mayor-of-richland-county-village-resigns-amid-voyeurism-assault-charges/
..quite the read..
Not to beat this story dead… but further details have been released, which i was underwea.. i mean, ‘unaware’ of.
The 2 misdemeanor counts of Voyeurism –
These charges were corroborated by the video evidence from a small video camera, hidden from view, captured by his step-daughter!
The other indictments of aggravated assault & vehicular assault –
These charges were brought against the mayor for his multiple vehicular strikes to Anthony Ward.
Mayor Wesley Dingus has officially submitted his resignation as of the 24th of February.
You can find these details and an update by going to freewire-magazine’s website, and simply search for “Wesley Dingus”
(i won’t post more links to this story. They were gracious enough to post the latter post.)
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