The
Ross County Victim/Witness Assistance Program is a division of the
Ross County Prosecutor’s Office that
is dedicated to serving crime victims in Ross County. The program has
been assisting victims of felony cases since 1997 in the Court of Common
Pleas and Juvenile Division.
Michael M.
Ater, Prosecutor
rcpros@bright.net
72 N. Paint St., Chillicothe, Ohio 45601
740-702-3115
Michael
has been an attorney with the Ross County Prosecutor’s office
since 1994. He was appointed Chief Deputy in 1996 and was Scott Nusbaum’s
(now Ross County Court of Common Pleas Judge) lead trial attorney. On January 2, 2007 Michael was appointed Interim Prosecuting Attorney by the Ross County Commissioners. Michael has been involved with
Law Enforcement his entire adult life as he joined the Air Force Security
Police in 1983 and after serving four years of active duty he has remained
a member of the Air Force Reserves. After the attacks of September 11,
2001 Michael was called back to active duty where he served on active
duty for three years in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Michael
is a graduate of The Ohio State University where he received a bachelor’s
degree in Criminal Justice and he is a graduate from the law school
of Case Western Reserve. Michael has successfully prosecuted
jury trials for numerous different crimes including murder, involuntary
manslaughter, rape, domestic violence, felonious assault, robbery, trafficking
in drugs, drug abuse, child abuse crimes, child endangering, and felony
OMVI.
Kathy J. Richardson, Director
krichardson@horizonview.net
Kathy has been with the program since it began in 1997. She started out
as the victim advocate and worked her way up to becoming director. She
is a graduate of Ohio University-Chillicothe and is a registered advocate
with senior standing with the Ohio Advocate Network. Kathy has enjoyed
working with different crime victims throughout the years and has learned
that every crime victim is different. There is no typical response to
victimization. Every crime victim heals at their own pace and in their
own way. Kathy is dedicated to ensuring that crime victims are notified
of court hearings and that they understand the status of his/her case.
Nicole L. Ramsey, Victim Advocate
nramsey@horizonview.net
The Ross County Victim/Witness Assistance Program participates in the
following committees:
The Child Protection Center’s Multidisciplinary Team
Family Violence Prevention Council
C.A.R.E. Program with the Ross County Coalition Against Domestic
Violence
SANE/SART Program
Project Unite
We are members of the following programs:
Ohio Domestic Violence Network
Ohio Advocacy Network
Ohio Victim/Witness Association
