Greenfield man sentenced on pandering obscenity charge

A Greenfield man was sentenced to community control recently after pleading guilty to a pandering obscenity charge.

Seth Garrison, 44, was indicted by a Highland County grand jury in March and charged with pandering obscenity, a fifth-degree felony. The indictment alleged that on or about Jan. 24, Garrison “did, with knowledge of the character of the material or performance involved, promote or advertise for sale, deliver or disseminate, sell, deliver, publicly disseminate, publicly display, exhibit, present, rent or provide obscene material.”

According to court records, Garrison pleaded guilty to the charge April 24.

During a hearing June 4, Highland County Common Pleas Court Judge Rocky Coss sentenced Garrison to three years of community control. Garrison was ordered to have no contact with the victim of the offense. 

In addition, Garrison will be classified as a tier I sex offender, requiring registration for 15 years. 

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