Legal Question in Criminal Law in Ohio

If a 27 year old guy is dating, possibly having sex with, an 18 year old female

My best friend is dating a 27 year old guy that has been divorced and has a kid. She turned 18 on June 28th but I was wondering if it still counted as stachitory rape. He is a big religious freak and to me he sounds like he's part of a cult. I haven't talked or seen my friend in almost 2 months. She won't talk to any of her old friends and she has moved in with the guy. She got a new cell phone number that I don't have and she hasn't returned any of my past calls or called me period. I want to make her stop dating him and I was curious if I could call the authorities about him since he is so old. The only problem is I don't know if they have had sex or not.


Asked on 12/02/04, 6:33 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Richard Cline Office of the Ohio Public Defender

Re: If a 27 year old guy is dating, possibly having sex with, an 18 year old fem

If your friend is 18 years old she is legally an adult and can enter into any relationship she wants, even with a man 10 years older than she is.

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Answered on 12/02/04, 7:50 pm


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