{"id":125725,"date":"2026-02-28T03:44:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T03:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/125725\/"},"modified":"2026-02-28T03:44:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T03:44:08","slug":"pittsburgh-medic-facing-criminal-charges-in-ohio-on-leave-accused-of-giving-teenage-son-steroids-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/125725\/","title":{"rendered":"Pittsburgh medic facing criminal charges in Ohio on leave; accused of giving teenage son steroids"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/18dd4f5489f2f3e634f610a02b7786b5.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A Pittsburgh medic accused of injecting his teenage son with steroids is now facing criminal charges.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Endangering children charges were filed against Michael Bess out of Columbiana County, Ohio, on Friday, sources tell 11 Investigates. That is the county where his son lives.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/11-investigates-exclusive-pittsburgh-paramedic-accused-giving-teenage-son-steroids\/MHYXWTLWZ5E73MJTEJ5QVJYASI\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:His teenage son told 11 Investigates last year;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">His teenage son told 11 Investigates last year<\/a> that Bess would inject him with anabolic steroids following a shoulder injury. That boy is also a pediatric cancer survivor who was placed on medical suspension.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">11 Investigates was told the Columbiana County Sheriff\u2019s Department is investigating.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:FREE WPXI News app;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Follow Channel 11 News on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpxi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPXI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Twitter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Twitter<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Watch WPXI NOW;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A Pittsburgh medic accused of injecting his teenage son with steroids is now facing criminal charges. 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