In re T.C.

Citations

• 2025 Ohio 820

Syllabus

SEXUAL IMPOSITION — CORROBORATION — INEFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE OF COUNSEL — JUVENILE SEX OFFENDER CLASSIFICATION: The juvenile's adjudication for sexual imposition was supported by corroborating evidence where the victim immediately disclosed the offense to multiple individuals, and the juvenile repeatedly apologized and made admissions via text messages. Trial counsel did not provide ineffective assistance by failing to file objections to the magistrate's decision because the State provided sufficient corroborating evidence, the juvenile's assertion that the juvenile court would have made different credibility determinations is speculative, and counsel's admission that the juvenile engaged in offensive sexual contact occurred after his adjudication, and therefore, did not prejudice the juvenile. The trial court did not err in classifying the juvenile as a sex offender because the offense involved offensive sexual contact, which, by definition, is not consensual.