Hillsboro man gets community control in pandering obscenity case

A Hillsboro man was sentenced this week to community control after pleading guilty in May to pandering obscenity involving a minor.

Dustin McCollum, 27, was indicted in March and charged with the fourth-degree felony. It is alleged that on or about Oct. 30, 2021, McCollum “did, with knowledge of the character of the material or performance involved, buy, procure, possess or control obscene material that had a minor as one of its participants.”

According to court records, McCollum pleaded guilty to the charge in May.

Highland County Common Pleas Court Judge Rocky Coss sentenced McCollum to three years of community control during a hearing Wednesday. 

In addition, McCollum will be classified as a tier II sex offender, requiring registration every 180 days for 25 years. He was ordered to have no contact with the victim or victim’s family.

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