Cops: Kids traded for sex assaults in return for drugs money

WHEELERSBURG, Ohio (AP) — Three women face rape charges after several children were taken to an Ohio home where they were traded for sexual assault in return for drugs and money, authorities said.

Magan Richmond, 32, of Portsmouth; Tasha Stringer, 37, of Wheelersburg, and Kathryn McMullen, 36, of South Webster, were all scheduled to make their initial court appearances Monday. It wasn’t known if any of them had retained attorneys.

The Scioto County Sheriff’s office say the children, who ranged in age from 3 to 13, were taken by adults to a house in the Wheelersburg area, where the assaults occurred. Video and pictures were taken of the sex assaults, the sheriff’s office said.

Authorities say more charges could be filed and that there could be more victims.