Becky Jo Tatum charge of engaging in oral sex with a 14-year-old girl during a party at Tatum's house.

Becky Jo Tatum, 41, of 2761 Bellwood Ave., has been free on bond since her arrest in March on the charge of engaging in oral sex with a 14-year-old girl during a party at Tatum's house. Tatum voluntarily showed up at the Franklin County jail yesterday to answer to the new charges, said Gregg Slemmer, her attorney.
Bexley police searched Tatum's home on New Year's Eve and found about 1.2 ounces of powdered cocaine and a gun. She is prohibited from possessing a firearm because of a 1999 conviction for attempted trafficking in drugs and a 1998 conviction for promoting prostitution, according to the indictment.
Tatum also was under investigation by the Ohio Department of Insurance, Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O'Brien said. "They learned there had been a burglary at her residence in August 2007 and she reported $6,000 of items stolen," he said. "The police report didn't match the items listed with the insurance company, including a laptop. The laptop was eventually found not to have been stolen."
That computer contained pictures of two 16-year-old girls and a teenage boy simulating sex. The 14-year-old girl later told police of the sex act at the party in March. Tatum is a single mother of two. Her children were staying with relatives after her arrest last month.

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