BATAVIA, Ohio — Clermont County authorities have secured indictments and arrests against three men residing in other states for unrelated sexual assaults on underage girls, with swift action by sheriff’s detectives leading to their detentions.

Matthew Belvin Hager, 41, now of Minnesota, faces 11 counts of rape of a child, seven counts of gross sexual imposition and one count of felonious assault. The alleged victim was 9 and 10 years old during the offenses. The girl disclosed the abuse shortly before Hager relocated to Minnesota in 2016. He was previously arrested there in 2025 for abusing two other juveniles and now faces extradition to Ohio.

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Derek Myers is a member of the Guardian team.