ELYRIA, Ohio — The former Lorain County prosecutor is facing new allegations about his conduct in office. The latest claims against JD Tomlinson were leveled in a motion filed by the current prosecutor, Tony Cillo, related to Tomlinson’s efforts to overturn the convictions in the controversial 1990s Head Start sex abuse case.

The motion to vacate judgments in the case argued that Tomlinson acted outside of his authority, and he and his chief of staff, Jim Burge, “committed a fraud against the court” by conspiring with the defense to exonerate Nancy Smith and Joseph Allen.

Smith, a former Head Start bus driver, was accused of driving the pre-schoolers to Allen's home, where prosecutors said the pair sexually assaulted the children. They were tried, convicted and served prison time for the

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