Police say landlord whipped tenant over late rent
WAYNESVILLE, Ohio (AP) - An Ohio landlord is accused of whipping a tenant with a belt on his bare buttocks for falling behind on his rent.
Ron Kronenberger, 53, was charged with assault for the Jan. 22 encounter in his office, police in the village of Waynesville said. He was due in court Thursday in Warren County.
Police said the tenant, 29, was late with a $2,800 rent payment.
"If you're going to act like a child, I'm going to treat you like one," Kronenberger was quoted in the police report as telling the tenant before striking him four times with a belt. The report said the belt left "little marks."
Waynesville Police Chief Gary Copeland talked to the accuser, who reportedly told him he submitted to the whipping because "he was scared and just wanted to get it over with," according to the police report.
The Dayton Daily News reported that Kronenberger is a former chamber of commerce president who was Waynesville's "Citizen of the Year" for 2006. His home phone wasn't accepting messages Thursday.
Ron Kronenberger, 53, was charged with assault for the Jan. 22 encounter in his office, police in the village of Waynesville said. He was due in court Thursday in Warren County.
Police said the tenant, 29, was late with a $2,800 rent payment.
"If you're going to act like a child, I'm going to treat you like one," Kronenberger was quoted in the police report as telling the tenant before striking him four times with a belt. The report said the belt left "little marks."
Waynesville Police Chief Gary Copeland talked to the accuser, who reportedly told him he submitted to the whipping because "he was scared and just wanted to get it over with," according to the police report.
The Dayton Daily News reported that Kronenberger is a former chamber of commerce president who was Waynesville's "Citizen of the Year" for 2006. His home phone wasn't accepting messages Thursday.
Too many discrepencies in this fable.
The accused = a former chamber of commerce president who was Waynesville's "Citizen of the Year" for 2006.
And then,
Someone that far behind on rent doesnt go to the office, they hide, avoid and deter any communication til they can come up with a solution or other options..
Looks like a set up for some free rent and all past due rent to be erased with a big cash bonus on top of it.
Ralph, is that you?
sounds kinky
Who's your daddy?
He submitted because he wanted to get it over with? Um, nope, that doesn't make much sense. Is this possibly a lovers quarrel gone bad and no daddy landlord wants the money for the free rent?
Seems this is a bit more than a 'landlord - tenant' relationship
Ummmm. The tenant bared his bottom for his spanking? Landlord brought help to unpants the tenant? Methinks something is amiss here.
That landlord is old school. The tenant is just crazy.
huh... idiot
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Listen here you goth freak. I have a back bone, I often carry a designer business case, I'm gay, and drive a flashy little Prius, and I wouldn't be bending over for any sort of spanking, if someone wanted to try to spank me, I'm pretty sure they'd have some bruises near their "happy place"
Is that you RIPPED CONSERVATIVE? Or Mr Landcrab?
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He does drive the Prius, He moves it from space to space to keep spots open for his bike buddies!
You're just jealous that you spent all your money on that awful makeup.
Spank me! I've been a badddddd renter!
Oh give me a break...Four time with a belt is not a whipping....That 29 year old guy willing pulled his pants down, bent over his knee....did he then show the officers his little marks??? BTW, the back side of a hair brush is the way to go, if you really want to spank some one LOL
"he submitted to the whipping because he was scared and just wanted to get it over with,"
Uh... okay.
I'm pretty sure he engaged in some sort of twisted bondage gay sex with the landlord to excuse the late rent and had a change of heart half way through
Seriously????
Kinky!