Cincinnati Bar Ass'n v. Kenney

{¶ 1} Respondent, James P. Kenney of Cincinnati, Ohio, Attorney Registration No. 0023854, was admitted to the practice of law in Ohio in 1975.

{¶ 2} On April 18, 2005, relator, Cincinnati Bar Association, charged that respondent had been convicted of a sex crime and had thereby violated DR 1-102(A)(3) (prohibiting illegal conduct involving moral turpitude). Relator also charged that by lying to law-enforcement officers during the investigation of this criminal activity, respondent had violated DR 1-102(A)(4) (prohibiting conduct involving fraud, deceit, dishonesty, or misrepresentation). A…