(7-20-26) George Byrd (51) of Arcanum was booked on six counts on a 3rd degree felony of gross sexual imposition, victim <13, statutory.

In Ohio, a 3rd-degree felony Gross Sexual Imposition (GSI) involving a victim under 13 is governed by Ohio Revised Code Section 2907.05. It carries a mandatory prison sentence of 9 months to 5 years, fines up to $10,000, and classification as a Tier III sex offender, requiring registration every 90 days for life.

He is being held in the Mercer County Adult Detention Center, with no bond awaiting a Mercer County Common Pleas Court hearing.

He was originally arrested on an Ohio Warrant in Darke County.

There are currently 72 inmates housed in the Detention Center.