I noticed this question in another forum so I thought I might shed some light. I dont run backgrounds on people I haven't met, but the world is an evil place and I think most women should just to protect themselves. Before I say anything else, Remember that people have the ability to change, and there may be circumstances that you wont know about behind any charges. Its just a tool to protect yourself by having knowledge of what could be. If you find anything the best thing you can do is ask that person to tell you about it.
OK, this is a link to county courthouses in the state of Ohio http://www.clelaw.lib.oh.us/Public/Misc/Muni_Ct.html
By going to this site and picking the right county or city, you can look under public access and type in a first and last name. Any criminal record in that county will show up. They also post a birth date so you dont get confused with two people that have the same name. These site normally show criminal and civil cases.
You can also look at County Auditors for property owned, and county jails usually have a web site also, I know that Southeast Regional Jail does.
Last but least there is Zabasearch.com which list past addresses, This last site is normally way out of date, but on occasion can be helpful.
Hope this helps some people out.
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