Q: My ex and I conceived our daughter when she was 17 and I was 20. If she wanted to, could she claim statutory rape?
When our daughter was born in 2011, my ex was 18 and I was 21. She has threatened at times of filing this to get back at me but we never shared compromising pictures or anything else where I thought I would be at a risk. Am I safe or could she have a case? We live in Ohio.
A: The age of consent in Ohio is 16, so no you’re not guilty of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor. But there are plenty of ways she could make you’re life miserable.
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