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· 10/10/2023

Tucker v. Uhl

Citations

  • 2023 Ohio 3680

Syllabus

The trial court did not err by denying appellant's petition for a civil sexually oriented protection order against appellee where appellant failed to establish that a protection order was necessary to ensure appellant's safety and protection from appellee as there was nothing in the record to indicate another sexual encounter between appellant and appellee was possible given the record in this case, which included evidence to indicate appellant and appellee had agreed to meet for a consensual sexual encounter after exchanging messages over social media for just one hour.

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Judges: S. Powell

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