Ohio: Court rejects law that bans police from sex with minors

Court Rejects Ohio Law That Bans Police From Sex With Minors

A divided Ohio Supreme Court declared unconstitutional a law that made it illegal for police officers to have sex with minors simply on the basis of their profession. The court ruled 4-3 that the law arbitrarily added police to a ban on professionals having sex with minors that includes people with authority over children such as teachers or coaches. The government can't punish a class of professionals like police without making a connection between their job and the crime, Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor said yesterday, writing for the majority. The law overturned by the court prohibited police officers from having ...

Continue reading...

http://www.outlookindia.com/newswir...-that-bans-police-from-sex-with-minors/948376



Court rejects Ohio law that bans police from sex with minors

The court ruled 4-3 that the law arbitrarily added police to a ban on professionals having sex with minors that includes people with authority over children such as teachers or coaches ... Mole, then 35, was arrested and charged after the boy's mother ...

Continue reading...

http://www.mydaytondailynews.com/ne...s-ohio-law-banning-police-sex-with-min/nr6WQ/

 

Ohio Supreme Court rules on police officer accused of having sex with a minor

The Ohio Supreme Court overturned the 2012 conviction of Waite Hill police officer Matthew Mole, jailed for sexual battery for having sex with a 14-year-old boy, in a tight 4-3 decision on Thursday. The ruling upholds a prior decision by the Ohio 8th District Court of Appeals stating that police officers cannot be held to a higher standard than the rest of the public when it comes to having sex with minors. Mole, 35 at the time of the incident, met the 14-year-old on an online dating site. Both sides were not entirely truthful: the boy told Mole he was ...

Continue reading...

http://www.kxxv.com/story/32572134/matthew-mole-supreme-court