underage sex?

Question

ok read this and help me out my buddy is haveing sex with a 16 year old just looking after his dumb ***, i dont get hes 26 and her parents dont know can he be arrested for anything when the leagal age of concent in ohio is 16 ive looked

A) No person who is eighteen years of age or older shall engage in sexual conduct with another, who is not the spouse of the offender, when the offender knows the other person is thirteen years of age or older but less than sixteen years of age, or the offender is reckless in that regard.

(B) Whoever violates this section is guilty of corruption of a minor, a felony of the fourth degree. If the offender is less than four years older than the other person, corruption of a minor is a misdemeanor of the first degree.

Answer 1

Ok, you might want to look into the last part of (A) ... or the offender is reckless in that regard. The word OR is placed to give a lot of leeway.

Answer 2

It does not matter, per Ohio statute, how old the other party is. what matters is the age of the child. In your situation, the child is old enough for this not to be a crime.

HOWEVER, that does not mean the parents can't swear out an order of protection keeping him from her.

FOR OHIOFIREFIGHTER:

While you are correct on the penalty portion of the Criminal Code, Ohio statutes classify a 'minor' as a person not yet reaching their 16th birthday for matters contained in this post.

Therefore, the requirements under the Criminal Code do not apply.

FOR JANEYR:

The poster did not copy the correct statute (or in its entirity). The CORRECT statute languges is as follows:

(2) The other person is a law enforcement officer posing as a person who is thirteen years of age or older but less than sixteen years of age, the offender believes that the other person is thirteen years of age or older but less than sixteen years of age or is reckless in that regard, and the offender is four or more years older than the age the law enforcement officer assumes in posing as the person who is thirteen years of age or older but less than sixteen years of age.

That would fall under Importuning of a crime for which the penalty is a class 5 felony.

The facts still do NOT clasify as a crime.

Answer 3

Possibly if the parents pushed having charges brought, he could be charged with corruption of a minor. It's hard to say. When I was 15, I dated a man that was 28 (Florida) and my parents called the police, but since I wouldn't talk to them or tell them anything, they dropped the whole thing and pretty much told my parents, they were out of luck.

Answer 4

The fact that your friend is ten years older might be a factor, even if the age of consent is 16. It depends on how the rest of your state's law is worded and applied.

Answer 5

If he is more than 4 yrs older and she is a minor he is commiting a felony (section B), if he is less than 4 yrs older then it is only a misdemeaner

Answer 6

i believe he could MY BUDDY HAD SEX WITH A GIRL AND SHE WAS ALL FOR IT BUT HER DAD FOUND OUT AND HE GOT CHARGED WITH STACHATORY RAPE I BET YOUR BUDDY DOESNT WANT THAT ON HIS RECORD HE THEN MUST ALSO TELL ALL HIS NEIGHBORS THAT HE IS A LEVEL FOR SEX OFFENDER THIS IS ALL BECAUSE HE HAD SEX WITH A 17 YEARS OLD WHO WANTED IT

Answer 7

yeah thats robbin the cradle. he needs to find someone his own age.

Answer 8

well if that is how your law reads than no he is not guilty and least legally, maybe he needs some other kind of help!!

Answer 9

I hope he can go to prison for a very long time!

If she was my daughter, he would lose kneecaps.