Bell Sentenced For Sex Crimes

A New Concord man is facing over six years in prison on sex charges. The Muskingum County Prosecutor’s Office says that 48-year-old Michael Bell was sentenced on two separate cases that included sexual battery and sexual imposition charges. The victims were minors at the time of the crimes. Muskingum County Common Pleas Judge Kelly Cottrill sentenced Bell to 78 months in prison.