STATE OF OHIO, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE,
v.
LONELL RICKS, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.
Court of Appeals of Ohio, Eighth District, Cuyahoga County.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Released and Journalized: April 12, 2012.
Released and Journalized: April 12, 2012.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Robert A. Gaffney , Gaffney Law Offices, LLC, 75 Public Square, Suite 714, Cleveland, OH 44113, Attorney for Appellant.
William D. Mason , Cuyahoga County Prosecutor, BY: James M. Rice , Assistant County Prosecutor, The Justice Center, 1200 Ontario Street, 9th Floor, Cleveland, OH 44113, Attorneys for Appellee.
BEFORE: Stewart, J., Blackmon, A.J., and Jones, J.
Court of Appeals of Ohio, Eighth District, Cuyahoga County.
JOURNAL ENTRY AND OPINION
MELODY J. STEWART, J.
{¶1} The court found defendant-appellant Lonell Ricks guilty of compelling prostitution in violation of R.C. 2907.21(A)(2). That section prohibits anyone from soliciting a minor to engage in sexual activity for hire. The sole question presented in this appeal is whether an offer of cash to lick the victim's body constituted an act of sexual activity for purposes of the statute. We find that...
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