Seeking to free Charles Scott, a victim of abuse in his foster care placement

During our June 14th Zoom with Senator Fedor, we shared about Franklin County foster parent Herbert King, who was previously licensed under Buckeye Ranch. Mr. King who would only take in "difficult to reach" African American male teenagers, and it turned out that he was sexually abusing them. He had four teenage boys in his home at the time that the investigation was launched.  

In a severe miscarriage of justice, after Mr. King plead guilty to four counts of sexual battery, he was initially sentenced for two years in prison, plus five years probation -- but was released due to a mistake that was discovered on his plea form. This was despite the fact that there was DNA evidence and video footage of the abuse.
 

In the meantime, Charles Scott ran away repeatedly from Mr. King's foster home, and his county kept putting him back in the same placement. It was later revealed that the foster father was sexually abusive. However, while on the streets, after running away for the third time, Charles became involved with a bad group of peers as a method of survival. Charles was with that bad crowd when the ringleader committed a crime, and he is now in prison.

So, here we have:

• A sex offender who only served 301 days in jail, plus five years of probation (which are now over). 
  
  
• And a victim of abuse, who has spent his entire young adulthood in jail (seven years so far). Charles Scott is currently in Toledo Correctional Institution. His label is "Inmate Number: A733409," and his parole eligibility/release date is listed as May 2, 2028.

If there is anything that can be done to free Charles, we would love to help - including writing letters of character. We have known Charles since he was 16 years old. As a teen, Charles was shy and soft-spoken. He was reluctant to speak up for himself, but always willing to speak out and advocate for others. He always cared a great deal about making a difference for his fellow foster youth. He did not want to be adopted by Herbert King, and expressed that repeatedly, but even after he AWOLed, he kept being returned back to Herbert King's residence, as his "foster-to-adoptive" home.