A Media man convicted in August on simple assault and child endangerment charges following a jury trial before Common Pleas Court Judge Dominic Pileggi was sentenced Thursday to 18 months of probation.

Carl Haner IV, 69, had been accused of abusing two children in his care with fianceé Rhea Kelsall, 67, in 2023.

Most of the charges against Kelsall were dismissed following a preliminary hearing in August 2023 , but charges against Haner for aggravated assault, strangulation, simple assault and endangering the welfare of children were held over for court.

Kelsall, the founder of a nonprofit aimed at helping people who suddenly find themselves thrust into the role of primary caretakers for their grandchildren , was acquitted on a single count of endangering the welfare of children at

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