Full question:
what is law 2907.07-importuning and where can i find the legal documents about the sexual offender?
- Category: Criminal
- Subcategory: Statutory Rape
- Date:
- State: Ohio
Answer:
Ohio law 2907.07 addresses importuning, which involves soliciting sexual activity with minors. Here’s a breakdown of the key points:
(A) It is illegal to solicit anyone under thirteen years old for sexual activity, regardless of whether the offender knows their age.
(B) It is also illegal for an offender aged eighteen or older, who is four or more years older than someone aged thirteen to sixteen, to solicit that person for sexual conduct.
(C) Using telecommunications to solicit someone under thirteen for sexual activity is prohibited if the offender knows the person’s age or is reckless about it. This includes situations where the other person is a law enforcement officer posing as a minor.
(D) Similarly, soliciting someone aged thirteen to sixteen via telecommunications is illegal if the offender is four or more years older and knows or is reckless about the other person’s age.
(E) These telecommunications laws apply to solicitations originating or received in Ohio.
(F) Violating these laws results in serious penalties: violations of (A) or (C) are felonies of the third degree on the first offense and second degree on subsequent offenses. Violations of (B) or (D) are felonies of the fifth degree on the first offense and fourth degree on subsequent offenses.
Effective Date: 07-31-2003; 01-02-2007.
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