A Kent man remains free on bond while he awaits sentencing for soliciting a minor to engage in sexual activity. Legally termed importuning, it is a third-degree felony. The alleged victim is a 12-year-old boy who attended a Kent parochial school.
Patrick T. Warczak, an attorney who worked in corporate law when he was apprehended, pleaded guilty Jan. 27 to the charge. According to an April 23, 2024, complaint filed in Portage County Common Pleas Court, the boy’s mother told a deputy with the Portage County Sheriff’s Office that her son was being “inappropriately messaged” on his cell phone by Warczak, whom she described as a family friend.
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