ASHLAND, OH – Judge Emily Bates of Ashland Ohio has been exposed for weaponizing, targeting and discriminating acts against a local resident, husband and father of four based on personal, prehistoric and external factors.  Such as but not limited to; ex-parte communications with respondent, outside influence from other parties and even from within her own courts jurisdiction.  Bates outright lied no less than 4 times in a recent ruling that she herself entered into record in August of 2025.  In her ruling she also went on to state one of the most outlandish things ever formally etched into black and white writing as a duly sworn and actively appointed judiciary member of the United States.  Judge Bates ruled that prostitution in front of children was not a problem or cause for concern (or a nexus).  It should be noted that the children at the time were 4, 6, 7 & 12. 

ARTICLE BREAKDOWN: The context of this article takes place in three separate phases as there are three individual cases that fell within Judge Emily Bate’s courtroom, those being the following: A Civil Protection Order filed on 4/30/2025 and came with her official ruling on 8/25/2025, a Divorce Proceeding filed by the plaintiff on 9/10/2025 and a Divorce Proceeding filed by the respondent on 11/06/2025. All three cases fell within in the Domestic Division of Ashland Ohio Common Pleas courts and all came before Judge Emily Bates.  In each instance you will see a total degradation, weaponization and targeting of the Judge by intent towards plaintiff.

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On 4/30/2025 a Civil Protection Order was raised before and granted by Judge Bates initially stemming from a mother that had been mentally, emotionally and perhaps physically abusing her children as well as threatening verbal and physical harm to her husband.  In typical proceedings CPO hearings are filed rapidly and end within approximately 45 days.  However, Judge Bates stretched the hearings length in a questionable manner, affording multiple continuances and delays during the course of the proceedings due to outside interference.  In addition, when the temporary CPO was violated multiple times by the respondent (via threats, theft, etc.) the Ashland Police Department was informed by numerous individuals, one being a senior citizen who was repeatedly harassed and threatened to be “attacked just like her son”.  Nothing was done.  Even when the woman provided text messages of harassment repeatedly to the APD, no charges were ever filed. Also, during the course of the CPO proceeding it was discovered that her office engaged in what is known as ex-parte communications with the respondent [REDACTED -1].

In all three cases (CPO, Divorce & Divorce) that would come before Judge Bates she would go on to intentionally, willfully and blatantly disregard all evidence and even fail to recognize the primary focal point of the hearing being that of the respondents mental health (which lead to these events transpiring). Judge Bates would even go as far as to ignore outright contradictions made in her courtroom by the respondent, to not detail in her ruling an affidavit filed by the respondent where she clearly committed perjury (respondent stated that she could not move, that plaintiff restricted her movement – a common tactic used by this respondent in other cases, and in the courts possession was a full length video that showed the respondent able to move about freely).  After the CPO hearing was concluded and a divorce proceeding fell before her for the plaintiff Judge Bates immediately denied his sole temporary custody request of the husband without a hearing being held for his wife, which lead the husband to filing for dismissal of his divorce.  A few months later the wife then filed for divorce and Judge Bates granted sole temporary immediately to the wife based off of lies and with no hearing for the husband.  All of the aforementioned will be shown and our outlined in full detail as to how Judge Bates in Ashland County has weaponized her court room based off of lies, bias and a full scale targeting attack on said plaintiff.

JUDGE BATES CPO RULING

All pages of Judge Bates ruling in regards to the Civil Protection Order are contained herein.  You will be shown the facts of this case and in each instance in which Bates intentionally lies in her ruling or outright deviates from the transcript entirely.  As a reader this is a brief, but exceedingly rare glimpse into how easy it is to intentionally twist and turn words and to spin an entirely different narrative as a corrupt Judge, especially against an individual that is and has been targeted within her city.

“There is no nexus between the activity [sic] prostitution, and the children.”

Attorney Steven G. Albenze had the following to say after Judge Bates issued her ruling.  “This is a first on the judiciary level.  There has never been a ruling in such a manner in the history of the U.S. as far as I am aware given by a judge in a parallel or similar case in regards to permitting felony acts to take place in front of children while also intentionally disregarding, ignoring and manipulating all of the evidence and information provided, including felony acts of violence against the petitioner.  The sheer level of disregard for the facts are criminal and an appeal would be warranted, however it would be mute considering it would fall within the confines of the same weaponized and corrupt courts jurisdiction that is actively targeting my client, ie; Ashland Co.  The transcripts of the multiple court proceedings are clear as are the prehistoric records of evidence throughout multiple court jurisdictions.  Judge Bates acted intentionally and unlawfully in her ruling by blatantly disregarding what was divulged during the proceedings”.

• Section 2 highlighted – Clearly the Plaintiff was in fear of imminent serious physical harm by threat and force as the respondent (his wife) had threatened to kill him the day prior to the knife incident (standardized video surveillance provided to courts proved this).  A week prior to that she told him that she “wished” he would hurry up and die already (witness).  The Respondent also admitted to wielding a knife, throwing items and a phone, screaming at children, being physically rough with a child and having underlying and prolonged mental health issues, however she refrained from going as far as to tell the truth on herself – who would?  She also can be seen on TikTok videos making jokes of “stabbing her husband” with a knife prior to the incident, having a book located in her nightstand drawer titled “The Perfect Alibi”, and so on.
  • In addition, the plaintiff had asked for her to leave the residence on numerous occasions (in one such instance the respondent secretly recorded him stating such, which can be found here).
  • Also, on March 1, 2025 respondent made a personal journal entry into her diary stating that she wanted a way out and didn’t want to hurt anyone but she didn’t know how to do it.  This was in reference to her husband who was sick with a cold and refusing to have sexual relations with her at approximately 12am.  In that instance the respondent (wife) secretly recorded the plaintiff (husband) on her cellphone attacking him, biting him on his nose and arm and screaming at him as he tried to sleep because she wanted to have sex with him.  In the video the respondent attempts to make it seem as if the plaintiff attacked her, however, the video ends with the respondent clearly admitting that the plaintiff did nothing to her to cause the attack and that it was all thoughts in her head and again the respondent had no idea he was being secretly recorded. [REDACTED -2]

• BATES FIRST LIE:  Transcript data shows that petitioner did in fact return and stated on record “She took the car for approximately 30 minutes and I was on the phone with her mother during that time because I was afraid she was going to harm herself.”  Respondent (wife) then walked into the house and then questioned as to who plaintiff (husband) was on the phone with and he quickly hung up so she wouldn’t become further irate at seeing her mother on the phone.  It was at this time that the respondent grabbed the knife off of the counter and tried to slice her own throat and then stab the plaintiff (her husband).  Bates blatantly lied in her ruling by stating “petitioner grabbed the keys so respondent could not leave”.  

• BATES SECOND LIE:  Facebook account was already logged into the couples home computer.  Videos were provided to show the dates and times of the logins as well as the computer in which the Facebook messages were being displayed from.  Husband informed wife’s family & attorney as well as Ashland Police (they physically came to his residence to speak with him when he called them) as to the information he was receiving through his wife’s logged in account on their home personal computer.

• PLAINTIFF’S TRANSCRIPT:  “My wife did not try to grab the keys to the vehicle prior to me leaving and then returning.  She was flying off the reservation, in front of my mother who also lives with us.  This is what happens with her bi-polar episodes, no rhyme, no reason.  And there’s products flying, there’s phones thrown at my head, not the wall, not the table, directly at me.  I didn’t put my head against her head, I was sitting down and grabbed her hands gently and asked her to calm down.  The calmer I am, the more irate she becomes.  She then proceeds into the kitchen, screaming, yelling on her way and past my mother, to the back patio door that she begins to slam repeatedly, then she proceeded to try to throw our grill, other patio equipment.  At this time I decided it was best to leave, which I did.”
• PLAINTIFFS TRANSCRIPT:  “She did not hide under a tree for 3 hours and watch as I drove around looking for her.  I was trying to come home, to continue to work.  I had made several calls to my mother asking where she was and if it was safe for me to return.  In one instance I pull down our street and she hopped out of a bush screaming at me.  In another she ran up to the car and opened the door [REDACTED -3].  None of this was taking place on Mifflin Ave.  It was taking place on our home street and I actually have a video that I recorded of her opening the door screaming “stop following me”.  When I was just trying to go home to continue working safely and without her presence”.

• BATES THIRD LIE:  Judge Bates was provided with audio recordings in the form of voicemails left from respondent that clearly indicate the date and time of which the meeting transpired as well as screenshots to and from petitioner and the psychiatrist.  In one of the voicemails the respondent says “I’m sorry”, and the other “Please answer babe” amongst a host of other pleadings for her husband to answer her calls.  One of those voicemails can be listened to by clicking here.  The meeting happened on 4/24/2025, which was precisely the following day after her placement at the facility and not a week later and came at the behest of the on-duty Psychiatrist.  In the hour long session all that was discussed was ways for the couple to “spend more time together” and to possibly consider couples counseling.  In the personal meeting between the couple it was then where the husband asked the wife if she informed the facility of her thoughts in her head, homicidal and suicidal tendencies and asked about grief counseling for the recent losses they had suffered in the family.  To which the wife responded “no they will keep me here for months if I tell them”.  The husband and wife got into an argument about the duration of her stay, to which he then terminated the visit and explained to his wife that he would be informing the facility as to why she was there.   All of this was witnessed by staff and on camera of his wife following him to the vestibule. The terminated visit was immediately followed up with by conversations to the family on how to proceed moving forward and a half dozen voicemails left behind by his wife saying she was sorry and that she loved him and to please answer”.

• 4/24/2025 Family members were informed as to possible protection orders needing to be put in place to prevent her return to soon to the household due to her prolonged and ongoing behavior.
• 4/25/2025 & 4/26/2025 Psychiatrist was then informed on via text message with videos and information pertaining to the real reason why his wife was placed at the facility.  Psychiatrist also called and spoke with plaintiff stating “In the 50’s and 60’s what your wife has used to be viewed as not treatable, but I assure you with extensive cognitive and behavioral therapy it can be manageable and I would like for you two to go to christian couples counseling”.  In that phone call he cities “sociopathy”.
• 4/27/2025 plaintiff then went to the local police department inquiring as to how to proceed to prevent wife from potentially coming home too soon from treatment facility.
• 4/28/2025 plaintiff then went to his wife’s probation office and spoke with her probation officer (on probation for falsification against her husband) about ways to prevent her from coming home without potentially violating her.
• 4/29/2025 another visit to the police department at APD
• 4/30/2025 discovered the civil protection order process without having to pursue legal grounds (which he was trying to avoid entirely but had began considering criminal aspects in the days prior, which obviously were not filed by APD).

• BATES FOURTH LIE:  Judge Bates entirely avoided the principle facts of the law that constitute protecting individuals in such situations.  Going back to the very beginning of Section 2 which is highlighted where there is fear or threat of imminent harm.  Which there clearly was.  Instead, she focused solely on prostitution, which was just an added portion to the ongoing and never ending saga.  She entirely avoided the fact that the respondent was attempting to rob the home, have the plaintiff attacked, that she was using drugs from within a controlled facility, that she was terminated from her mental health treatment and that she was no longer being medicated for her issues, that she was verbally and mentally abusing the children which is briefly shown here, that she was physically threatening and physically attacking her husband.  Instead, she chose to focus on prostitution, because of the ex-parte communications and external interference in the matter pertaining to respondents extensive prostitution background.  Which is just bizarre…

Judge Bates also went on to clearly disregard mental health documentation that showed the respondent had been terminated from her mental health treatment in July of 2025, during the midst of the CPO hearing and that she never followed through with any additional counseling or treatment whatsoever.  The respondent was also off of her prescribed medications.  Bates was also informed that the termination was true by respondent’s attorney.  Bates stated that the respondent needed mental health for some time prior to the event, but then disregarded the very lack thereof mental health treatment in her ruling, which lead to the respondent essentially being there for that very purpose.  Bates also disregarded the fact that respondent had been treated by the very same organization a year prior and that the respondent had been taken to numerous mental health facilities over the past 5 years in the form of couples counseling, individual counseling and that the husband (petitioner) had gone through upwards of a dozen variations and regiments of prescribed medications with his wife stemming from either post-partum, bi-polar or  borderline personality disorder going as far back as 2019.  Bates disregarded the numerous CPS cases out of other jurisdictions that were closed only when the husband would come up with ways to safeguard the children from respondent.  Bates acknowledged the fact that a knife was wielded but chose to disregard that days and weeks leading up to the event that the respondent had been threatening to kill her husband.

Bates also went on to state that the husband was electronically monitoring the respondent, which was only done through the families standardized ARLO security cameras that never moved from position for years.  Bates also knew this as she put in her ruling that a video was taken from around Thanksgiving but she did not know what year, therefore solidifying the fact that the camera had not moved for multiple years from that point of placement and therefore nullifying her very own statement.  Bates would go on to state that the petitioner was accessing private and personal emails, this is because of the ex-parte information that was revealed and came at the fact that the couple had been married for upwards of 8 years and shared an email address for billing and personal reasons that the respondent was using.  This does not take away from the fact that the ex-parte communication was occurring as much as Bates would like.  Bates also stated that electronic surveillance was being conducted on the respondent due to the respondent having left their Facebook logged into the couples personal computer.  The Facebook communications were referenced and provided and showed that the respondent had been prostituting, engaging in discussions to rob the children and the home, have the husband assaulted and that she herself (the respondent) was actively engaging in drug use throughout the course of the CPO hearing.

RELATED NEWS TO JUDGE BATES:  PRO Poker Player Caught Prostituting & Soliciting Woman with Mental Health Issues – This related news story is in reference to this article on Judge Bates as it was released during the course of the Civil Protection Order and it clearly outlined prostitution taking place by the respondent at that time.  In months that would follow the respondent would then be flown to Las Vegas for the sole purposes of prostitution.  Upon her return the respondent then added a stripper pole into her kitchen and moved in a multi-felon drug dealer named “Terry” into her residence during the course of the Civil Protection Order.

READERS NOTE:  This is part of an ongoing exposure level event taking place in Ashland Ohio featuring the following individuals:  Judge John L Good and his Bailiff, Prosecutor Tunnel, Visiting/Fill-In Prosecutor David Hunter, Police Officer Black, Police Officer Eggerton, Attorney Immel, Attorney Honaker, members of the State Highway Patrol and other factions of the local level governing body that are actively weaponized, targeting and discriminating against a resident of the city of Ashland and or others.  All articles are 100% accurate, truthful and have been completely verified by Scumbagged.com denoting the “exclusive” tag.

AËTOS SAYS:  Pretty straight forward and obvious that this Judge should be investigated, disbarred and held accountable for when (I don’t see it being an “if” scenario at this point in time) something happens to any of the children involved in this case.  Even the local level police officers in Ashland know who this Judge is and what the courts are about.  Just listen to brief audio provided below about this Judge and the court system in Ashland taken on November 17th, 2025 with Ashland Police officers.

EVIDENCE REPOSITORY:  There is extensive documentation to corroborate all statements contained herein from psychiatric messages, standardized recordings, audio recordings, secret recordings that the respondent recorded on her devices, prehistoric reports made to multiple levels of law enforcement and investigations dating back to 2021 launched by the husband, fake charges filed against him with proof that they were all falsified by the wife.  CPS cases, mental health reports, diagnosis, and even going further back to substantiate all of what has been mentioned in regards to the respondents prior background information pertaining to drug use and prostitution for 6 years prior to when the couple first met.  The woman also lost custody of her first born child and it was the husband who obtained custody of him back in 2018.  This is an ongoing situation that needs to be addressed and halted immediately for the well being of the children first and foremost and to immediately cease the ongoing targeting and weaponization of the courts and local municipalities against individuals that otherwise would never be – all of which is fruit of poisonous tree.

HUSBANDS DIVORCE PROCEEDING

This divorce was filed on 9/10/2025 in Ashland County by the husband who was urged to do so by Ashland City Schools as the mother had taken the kids, relocated them, unenrolled them from their school system and stopped all communication with the husband for a 4 day period.  The divorce fell before Judge Emily Bates who immediately denied the temporary sole custody even after being informed as to the ongoing situation with the wife’s mental health, living arrangements and the kidnapping of the children.  The husband filed for dismissal of his divorce shortly thereafter knowing what the outcome would be with this judge.

WIFE’S DIVORCE PROCEEDING

On 11/6/2025 the wife then filed a divorce attached with an affidavit with more clear and blatant lies stating that the husband put bruises on the children between 2023-2024, that she did not have communication with the children or know of their well-being (she had been seeing them whenever she wished and was urged by the husbands family and other individuals in the family for her to see them more often [REDACTED -4]), along with a host of other proven falsities.  The husband even went to the Ashland Police Department and had them place a call to her in October of 2025 for her to come and get the kids.  All to no avail.  Judge Emily Bates immediately ruled and granted the wife temporary sole custody of the children without so much as a hearing.  Keep in mind that the children had been with the husband for 6.5 months consistently during that time frame.  They had never missed a day in school, one child was excelling exponentially and was recently recognized for “Student of the Month” and all of their needs were being met and even exceeded.  CPS was also involved on behalf of the wife and they closed his case with flying colors [REDACTED -5].

The wife has a prolonged history of lies.  She was a hypodermic needle user and prostitute for 6 years before meeting her husband.  Since then, her husband has had to investigate her for prostitution, hired federal forensic specialists, informed CPS and local authorities and even taken to his own TikTok to document and voice his concerns for things over the past 5 years.  In some instances when the husband would try to leave, she would attempt suicide, in others she would call the cops and say he was abusing her (in all actuality she was doing the things to him that she said he was doing to her).  In all situations throughout their entire marriage the woman was found to be lying consistently, she was even found guilty in Ashland County of Falsification in 2024 for lying against her husband.  In another such instance out of Elyria Ohio, surveillance video footage from the couples home showed her attacking him as he was trying to leave [REDACTED -6] and an audio recording of her further confirms the truth as to what transpired in that incident which can be found here.  Another video recording as well as an audio recording from the 2023 incident out of North Olmsted where the husband wanted her to leave so he could take their children to a movie and she “got mad” and decided to have him jailed can be found here.  Lastly, APD seized the man’s phone in 2024 and discovered that the wife was engaged in felony events within city limits that transpired on July 3rd of 2023 to which the husband responded to his wife via text “Don’t do this, I don’t want any part of this” and then later went on to say “You’ve broken my heart”.  Did they charge her?  No.  In addition the forensic detectives found years worth of text messages between the couple where an eerily disturbing pattern emerges that shows the wife apologizing to the husband for repeatedly hitting him and or screaming at him and the kids and the husband saying how much he and the children loved her.

It should be noted that after receiving the children the wife now ships them off to her mother who lives in a horrible part of Lorain County and has been featured on our website numerous times and can be found by clicking here.  In regards to the couple’s oldest son they even had to fight her for custody of the child in 2018.  The couple’s children now sleeps in the same room as a 12 year old sexual deviant that was recently hospitalized for choking his own grandmother (who is his sole custodian) and fantasizing about having sex with her, his aunt and his niece.  CPS has been notified across multiple counties in regards to this.  The husband has also not seen or had contact with his children since November 7th, 2025 as a result of Judge Emily Bates.

In addition to ALL the aforementioned contained within this article – there’s even more for you to know: 

• In January of 2024 false charges were filed against petitioner by respondent resulting in falsification charges and a conviction.
• In January of 2024 false rape charges were filed against ONYX Health Club 24/7 owner Emil Gamidov out of Middleburg Heights Ohio by the respondent.
• In April of 2024 Amedisys Caregivers instructed respondent that they would be charging her with elder abuse if she did not remove her grandmother from her care.
• In April of 2024 Ashland Police Department were dispatched to Mifflin Ave. as a result of a 3 year old child riding a bike unattended – at fault was the respondent.
• In May & June of 2024 all children attending Ashland City Schools were placed into truancy due to respondent.
• Also in May & June of 2024 the couples children had to be placed under psychiatric care at Ashland City Schools, in one instance the couples 6 year old was experiencing suicidal thoughts as a result of overhearing the respondent.
• Throughout the course of 2024-2025 the respondent was on no less than 100 instances verbally, mentally and emotionally abusive towards the children – for small acts simply as waking her up in bed, knocking on the door in the bathroom or walking/running through the kitchen.  Plaintiff found himself having to hide the children and keep them away in an effort to placate the respondent and their abhorrent behavior to their children.

ASHLAND CORRUPTION PROBE

We are actively working with the highest levels of law enforcement and investigative panels probing into corruption, abuse of power, targeting, weaponization, dereliction of duty, threats, harassment, intimidation, et al., into the entire County of Ashland’s governing and judicial bodies.

If you or anyone you know has been targeted or a victim to Ashland County Common Pleas, Ashland Municipal Court, Ashland Police Department or any member or active extension of the governing body of the city of Ashland you are urged to contact us immediately.  You can do by emailing us, texting or calling us or submitting an article.

We are aware that the primary functioning media outlet operating within Ashland City limits is the “Ashland Source” which has historically been shown (whether by intent or threat) to conceal the wrongdoings of the local governing body officials and therefore the voice of many individuals that have been afflicted have been silenced, that however, has now changed courtesy of Scumbagged.com.

THE BOTTOM LINE

SCUMBAGGED Tip:  If you’re an honest Judge it’s impossible to have ruled on so many different points incorrectly without their being a blatant and intentional disregard for the law and facts that were presented.  Perhaps this demonic entity needs to be reminded of her “Oath of Office” that she once took where she solemnly swore to support the Constitution of the United States and that of Ohio’s.  The fact that this woman intentionally ruled against the father and husband in three separate instances and in the way that she did it – is illegal and abhorrent, putting it mildly.  Considering there is a track record both in the courts, CPS, mental health community and especially digitally to substantiate everything he has stated completely and then some this scumbag judge should be disbarred.

AËTOS SAYS: What these courts never expect is for someone, or a website to exist (such as Scumbagged) to expose and outline their deliberate acts of dishonesty, abuse of power & bias.  Being held accountable doesn’t come often, and when something like this happens it will be met with more abuse of power towards the individual that they feel is responsible, which is the plaintiff in this situation.  We will be ready for when that happens.  Because it will happen and when it does, we will just make more articles and provide you with more documentation as to the ongoing situation.  Power corrupts absolutely…

REDACTED NOTIFICATIONS:  Certain elements of this exposé have been redacted for a variety of reasons.  Those reasons why and what has been redacted can be found itemized in their entirety below.

• 1.) There are ex-parte images, as well as videos of the contact between the court and the respondent that have been censored from public view for numerous purposes.  Those being personal identifiers and the fact that they are being used in a lawsuit against the City of Ashland.  In addition, they transpired entirely through email between the courthouses registered email address and the respondents registered email address and at one time the court replied stating “Please stop emailing us” to which a response was sent in return “The judge told me to”, which was followed up with a confirmation response essentially opening up the flood gates for any and all information to be shared with respondent and the Judge.  In those emails, naked images of the respondent allegedly prostituting herself were also sent to the courts, which only further corroborates the underlying facts of this article.
• 2.) Video showing respondent attacking plaintiff on March 1, 2025 removed due to nudity and graphic nature of the attack.
• 3.) Video shows respondent on couples main road opening the door screaming at him as he is trying to go home.  Restricted due to her face being shown and it is constituted as a new video and now previously published into the public domain.
• 4.) Text screenshots prohibited from view due to ongoing litigation.
• 5.) CPS letter censored due to personal information of children.
• 6.) Graphic video footage which was also submitted to EPD shows the wife throwing her phone at her husbands head, hitting him repeatedly, pushing him into a wall and preventing him from leaving the residence.