State v. Boyd

Citations

• 2024 Ohio 1059

Syllabus

Rape R.C. 2907.02(A)(1)(b) gross sexual imposition R.C. 2907.05(A)(4) sexual contact R.C. 2907.01(B) sexual arousal or gratification Confrontation Clause Rape Shield Law. The state presented sufficient evidence that the defendant touched the victim's buttocks, vagina, and breasts to prove beyond a reasonable doubt the element of sexual arousal or gratification to convict the defendant of gross sexual imposition. The trial court did not err when it denied the defendant's request to cross-examine the victim regarding her alleged prior allegation that she was pregnant with defendant's child when there was nothing to indicate that she had made the prior statement. The trial court did not err when it granted the state's request to limit the defendant's cross-examination of the victim's father about a report that he made to child and family services ten years previously.