In a nutshell, what’s Baumgartner’s story?
Dr. Baumgartner blew the whistle on Erie County Prosecutor Kevin Baxter after a woman who he allegedly raped (threatened her with criminal charges in order to have sex with her) sought Baumgartner out in Oak Harbor for representation. That woman’s name is Krista Harris. Ohio Senator Ben Espy encouraged Harris to contact Baumgartner because it was common knowledge that Baumgartner vigorously defended people’s rights. As soon as Baumgartner took a stand, Baxter had Baumgartner criminally charged for “falsification” when she stood up in her capacity as an attorney at law in a public meeting in Port Clinton and asked that the Port Clinton City Council not do business with Kevin Baxter’s company Island Express Boat Lines. Baumgartner eventually spent 231 days in jail for that “crime.” Despite the fact that political speech is absolutely protected by the first amendment, and Baumgartner had sworn affidavits in her hand of witnesses who claimed that they personally witnessed Kevin Baxter doin
