Warren County couple accused of drugging, raping child and sexual conduct with animals
By Karin Johnson, Emily Sanderson
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WARREN COUNTY, Ohio (WLWT) — A Warren County couple has been indicted on multiple counts related to sexual conduct with animals and drugging and raping a child under 6 years old, according to prosecutors.
Tony McCollister, 43, and Erica Grove, 43, are currently in the Warren County Jail and are set to be arraigned on Wednesday.
McCollister starred in the short-lived reality show “Neighbors with Benefits” over a decade ago.
Indictment announced Grove has been indicted on 24 charges including four counts of rape, one count of corrupting another with drugs, five counts of gross sexual imposition, eight counts of illegal use of minor or impaired person in nudity-oriented material or performance, two counts of endangering children and four counts of sexual conduct with an animal.
McCollister has been indicted on 30 charges including four counts of rape, one count of corrupting another with drugs, five counts of gross sexual imposition, three counts of endangering children, 13 counts of pandering sexually oriented matter involving a minor or impaired person and four counts of sexual conduct with an animal.
The investigation The investigation began in June 2025 when Google submitted a tip to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) of possible child sexual abuse material (CSAM) associated with a particular IP address.
The tip was forwarded to the Warren County Sheriff’s Office for investigation.
The sheriff’s office obtained search warrants and determined the material was associated with an account belonging to McCollister.
In addition to the child sex abuse material, investigators say they also located video files of McCollister and Grove engaged in various types of sexual conduct with two dogs.
McCollister was initially charged for possession of child sex abuse material and sexual conduct with animals, and Grove was initially charged for sexual conduct with animals.
According to Warren County Prosecutor David Fornshell, the investigation later uncovered evidence that Grove and McCollister drugged a female child, who was under the age of six, for the specific purpose of raping and engaging in various other types of sexual assault of the child.
“They drugged the girl specifically to rape her,” Fornshell said. “Who would have thought that the sex with the dogs was not going to be the most horrific aspect of this case. I mean, when you get to that, you think what can be worse, and then they continue to investigate and find out that they’re drugging and raping this little girl … it’s just hard to process when you see what these people are capable of.”
Detectives also discovered additional child sex abuse material involving the child, Fornshell stated.
“Just when we thought that sex with the dogs was going to be the most horrific part of this case, the detectives discovered evidence of the drugging and raping of a little girl,” said Fornshell. “I’m sitting in a room full of people who investigate and prosecute child sexual abuse cases on a daily basis, we’re reviewing the evidence, and it’s just silence. It’s really difficult to even process.”
Fornshell noted that detectives are still in the early stages of the investigation, but wanted to bring the case to a grand jury quickly after learning about the alleged rape of a child.
Grove and McCollister are scheduled to be arraigned on Wednesday.
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