By Alexis Means
Published: May. 8, 2024 at 6:22 PM EDT
LUCAS Co., Ohio (WTVG) - We’re learning startling new revelations in the hiring of Lucas County’s new domestic violence prosecutor. It appears she knows what it’s like to be on the other side of the law.
The I-TEAM did some digging and found that assistant prosecutor, Rose Mock, was arrested for domestic violence in 2006.
The Lucas County prosecutor, Julia Bates, was touting the new domestic violence prosecutor Rose Mock on Tuesday. “So I found my friend who would work here years ago. She was here as a victim assistance advocate and also as a prosecutor and spent the last 10-15 years doing domestic cases,” said Bates. “Working on divorces and custody cases and children. So, who better than somebody that not only knows how to try a case and knows about being a prosecutor but who knows about the venue of the domestic violence issues?”
Mock doesn’t come without controversy. She has a checkered past. She’s been arrested multiple times and charged with DUI and domestic violence. In an interview with 13 Action News on Tuesday, Mock outlined details of the job. “There are many domestic violence cases. We don’t see all of them. We only see the felony cases. So imagine how many cases that are in municipal court that never make it to the felony level but nonetheless, they’re horrendous and it shouldn’t happen,” said Rose Mock. 13 Action News obtained court documents from Sylvania Municipal court. The magistrate is expected to release records on that specific incident on Thursday. The domestic violence charge was knocked down to disorderly conduct. Mock pleaded guilty and was ordered to spend 30 days in jail, 29 were suspended, and she was given credit for one day she served in the Lucas County jail. The judge ordered her to have no criminal offenses or alcohol for five years, complete alcohol treatment, complete domestic violence counseling, no contact with the victim and she was required to wear an ankle monitor for six days. Bates is defending the hire. On Wednesday, she said she knew about Mock’s background and that she is the right person for this job. She issued the following statement to 13 Action News: “I stand by every aspect of her background. The experiences that have happened throughout her life uniquely and exceptionally qualify her for this position, while also fostering a deeper sense of compassion toward victims,” said Bates.
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