In Contempt

The Ohio Supreme Court held a suspended attorney in contempt for failure to file a required affidavit.

Cleveland.com reported on his felony conviction.

 A North Royalton man pleaded guilty Monday to sexually abusing two students while he was a teacher at a private high school in Willoughby Hills.

Anthony J. Polizzi Jr., 41, pleaded guilty to six counts of sexual battery and two counts of gross sexual imposition in a series of incidents that happened while he was teaching history at Cornerstone Christian Academy, Lake County Prosecutor Charles Coulson said.

The two former students were 18 and 17 years old when the sexual abuse occurred from 2008 to 2010, according to court records.

Polizzi initially faced 46 counts of sexual battery, 34 counts of gross sexual imposition and one count of attempted sexual battery, but prosecutors dropped the additional charges as part of a plea deal.

Judge John P. O’Donnell will sentence him May 4 in Lake County Common Pleas Court.

(Mike Frisch)