LOGAN, Ohio (WCMH) — An Akron man who pleaded guilty to placing a hidden camera inside the bathroom of a Hocking Hills cabin was sentenced beyond the recommended prison term agreed upon by opposing counsel.
Jason Yard, of Akron, pleaded guilty to one count of illegal use of a minor in nudity-oriented material, a second-degree felony. As part of his Oct. 23 plea agreement, three additional charges of his guilty offense, plus two misdemeanor counts of voyeurism were dropped.
The charges stem from an incident in Feb. 2024 when Hocking Hills deputies received reports of a hidden camera found in the bathroom of a short-term rental cabin at a property on State Route 664 in Marion Township, north of Logan…