Mark and Scott Blankenburg are identical twin pediatricians in Ohio who are now charged with sex crimes.

MIDDLETOWN — Dr. Mark Blankenburg lost his appeal before the 12th District Court of Appeals, and the convicted pediatrician and his twin brother still face civil suits filed by former patients ...

Dr. Mark Blankenburg was found guilty on sex charges in a Butler County courtroom on Friday afternoon. The pediatrician was found guilty on all 16 counts the jury was charged with deciding.

Authorities said the abuses date to 1987. Salyers said Mark Blankenburg gave the patients drugs that included the anti-anxiety medications Xanax and Valium and the pain-reliever Percocet.

Mark Blankenburg faced the most charges, 54, for offenses ranging from gross sexual imposition to drug trafficking. He is accused of abusing four young boys all under the age of 16.

HAMILTON — Hamilton pediatrician Dr. Mark Blankenburg has been found guilty of 16 charges related to having sex with minors and paying them in cash and drugs to keep quiet.

Dr. Mark Blankenburg, 53, of Hamilton, stood before the verdicts were delivered, as ordered by a judge, but sat down as they were read. Four men had testified that Mark Blankenburg molested or ...

HAMILTON — Dr. Mark Blankenburg, once a well-respected pediatrician and photography buff who photographed players from the sidelines at Hamilton High School games, has been sentenced to more ...

Dr. Mark Blankenburg doled out money and prescription drugs to some of the patients even after they became adults to keep them silent about the acts, Assistant Butler County Prosecutor Lance ...

Mark Blankenburg was charged with unlawful sexual conduct with a minor in December 2008 and Robert "Scott" Blankenburg was charged with corruption of a minor a few months later.

Dr. Mark Blankenburg is on trial for several drug and sex-related charges. His twin brother, Scott, will face trial in April. The nurse revealed that she was given tapes by a mutual friend of hers ...

Authorities said the abuses date to 1987. Salyers said Mark Blankenburg gave the patients drugs that included the anti-anxiety medications Xanax and Valium and the pain-reliever Percocet.