State v. Deck

Citations

• 2021 Ohio 3145

Syllabus

Appellant's conviction for rape of a child under the age of ten with a finding that he used force was supported by sufficient evidence and was not against the manifest weight of the evidence where the victim testified appellant anally raped him when he was eight or nine years old. In addition, the force requirement is different when the victim is a child, and accounts for the fact that adults can compel children to submit to sexual conduct by means of psychological coercion or use of authority over the child.