666.03 UNLAWFUL SEXUAL CONDUCT WITH A MINOR.

   (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 unlawful sexual conduct with a minor, a misdemeanor of the first degree.  If the offender is four years older or more than the other person, or if the offender has previously been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a violation of Ohio R.C. 2907.02, 2907.03 or 2907.04, or former Ohio R.C. 2907.12, unlawful sexual conduct with a minor is a felony and shall be prosecuted under appropriate State law.

(ORC 2907.04)

666.04 SEXUAL IMPOSITION.

   (a)   No person shall have sexual contact with another, not the spouse of the offender; cause another, not the spouse of the offender, to have sexual contact with the offender; or cause two or more persons to have sexual contact

when any of the following applies:

      (1)   The offender knows that the sexual contact is offensive to the other person, or one of the other persons, or is reckless in that regard.

      (2)   The offender knows that the other person's or one of the other person's ability to appraise the nature of or control the offender's or touching person's conduct is substantially impaired.

      (3)   The offender knows that the other person or one of the other persons submits because of being unaware of the sexual contact.

      (4)   The other person or one of the other persons is thirteen years of age or older but less than sixteen years of age, whether or not the offender knows the age of such person, and the offender is at least eighteen years of age and four or more years older than such other person.

      (5)   The offender is a mental health professional, the other person or one of the other persons is a mental health client or patient of the offender, and the offender induces the other person who is the client or patient to submit by falsely representing to the other person who is the client or patient that the sexual contact is necessary for mental health treatment purposes.

   (b)   No person shall be convicted of a violation of this section solely upon the victim's testimony unsupported by other evidence.

   (c)   Whoever violates this section is guilty of sexual imposition.  If the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a violation of Ohio R.C. 2907.02, 2907.03, 2907.04, 2907.05, 2907.06 or former Section 2907.12, or a substantially similar municipal ordinance, a violation of this section is a misdemeanor of the first degree.  If the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to three or more violations of Ohio R.C. 2907.02, 2907.03, 2907.04 or 2907.05, 2907.06 or former Section 2907.12 or of any combination of those sections, a violation of this section is a misdemeanor of the first degree and, notwithstanding the range of jail terms prescribed in Ohio R.C. 2929.24, the court may impose on the offender a definite jail term of not more than one year.  (ORC 2907.06)

666.05 IMPORTUNING.

   (EDITOR’S NOTE: Former Section 666.05 has been deleted from the Codified Ordinances.  Section 666.05 was identical to Ohio R.C. 2907.07(B) which the Ohio Supreme Court held to be unconstitutional in State v.  Thompson, 95 Ohio St.  3rd 264 (2002).)

666.06 VOYEURISM.

   (a)   No person, for the purpose of sexually arousing or gratifying the person’s self, shall commit trespass or otherwise surreptitiously invade the privacy of another, to spy or eavesdrop upon another.

   (b)   No person, for the purpose of sexually arousing or gratifying the person’s self, shall commit trespass or otherwise surreptitiously invade the privacy of another to videotape, film, photograph, or otherwise record the other person in a state of nudity.

   (c)   No person shall secretly or surreptitiously videotape, film, photograph, or otherwise record another person under or through the clothing being worn by that other person for the purpose of viewing the body of, or the undergarments worn by, that other person.

   (d)   (1)   Whoever violates this section is guilty of voyeurism.

      (2)   A violation of subsection (a) hereof is a misdemeanor of the third degree.

      (3)   A violation of subsection (b) hereof is a misdemeanor of the second degree.

      (4)   A violation of subsection (c) hereof is a misdemeanor of the first degree.  (ORC 2907.08)

666.07 PUBLIC INDECENCY.

   (a)   No person shall recklessly do any of the following, under circumstances in which the person’s conduct is likely to be viewed by and affront others, who are in the person’s physical proximity and who are not members of the person’s household:

      (1)   Expose his or her private parts;

      (2)   Engage in sexual conduct or masturbation;

      (3)   Engage in conduct that to an ordinary observer would appear to be sexual conduct or masturbation.

   (b)   No person shall knowingly do any of the following, under circumstances in which the person’s conduct is likely to be viewed by and affront another person who is in the person’s physical proximity, who is a minor, and who is not the spouse of the offender:

      (1)   Engage in masturbation;

      (2)   Engage in sexual conduct;

      (3)   Engage in conduct that to an ordinary observer would appear to be sexual conduct or masturbation;

      (4)   Expose the person’s private parts with the purpose of personal sexual arousal or gratification or to lure the minor into sexual activity.

   (c)   Whoever violates this section is guilty of public indecency. 

   (d)   (1)   If either of the following applies, the court may determine at the time of sentencing whether to classify the offender as a tier I sex offender/child-victim offender for a violation of subsection (b)(4) of this section:

         A.   The offender is less than ten years older than the other person.

         B.   The offender is ten or more years older than the other person and the offender has not previously been convicted of or pleaded guilty to any violation of this section.

      (2)   If the offender is convicted of or pleads guilty to a violation of subsection (b)(4) of this section, is ten or more years older than the other person, and previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to any violation of this section, the court shall issue an order at the time of sentencing that classifies the offender as a tier I sex offender/child-victim offender subject to registration under Ohio R.C. 2950.04, 2950.041, 2950.05 and 2950.06.

         (ORC 2907.09)

666.08 PROCURING.

   (a)   No person, knowingly and for gain, shall do either of the following:

      (1)   Entice or solicit another to patronize a prostitute or brothel;

      (2)   Procure a prostitute for another to patronize, or take or direct another at his or her request to any place for the purpose of patronizing a prostitute.

   (b)   No person, having authority or responsibility over the use of premises, shall knowingly permit such premises to be used for the purpose of engaging in sexual activity for hire.

   (c)   Whoever violates this section is guilty of procuring.  Except as otherwise provided in this subsection (c), procuring is a misdemeanor of the first degree.  If the prostitute who is procured, patronized or otherwise involved in a violation of subsection (a)(2) of this section is under sixteen years of age at the time of the violation, regardless of whether the offender who violates subsection (a)(2) of this section knows the prostitute's age, or if a prostitute who engages in sexual activity for hire in premises used in violation of subsection (b) of this section is under sixteen years of age at the time of the violation, regardless of whether the offender who violates subsection (b) of this section knows the prostitute's age, procuring is a felony and shall be prosecuted under appropriate state law.  If the prostitute who is procured, patronized or otherwise involved in a violation of subsection (a)(2) of this section is sixteen or seventeen years of age at the time of the violation or if a prostitute who engages in sexual activity for hire in premises used in violation of subsection (b) of this section is sixteen or seventeen years of age at the time of the violation, procuring is a felony and shall be prosecuted under appropriate state law.
(ORC 2907.23)