Kitchen pleads to sexual battery Posted on May 17, 2016 0 COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say an Ohio State University drum major instructor accused of sexually assaulting a student has pleaded guilty to a sexual battery charge. A Franklin County prosecutor’s spokeswoman says 29-year-old Stewart Kitchen entered the plea Monday in Columbus. Court documents allege the assault occurred at Kitchen’s Columbus home in April 2015 after Kitchen and the 19-year-old woman went out drinking. He previously pleaded not guilty to charges including rape. All of the other charges were dismissed as part of the plea bargain. Kitchen, a Kenton High School graduate, could face up to five years in prison when he’s sentenced June 29.
