Brooke Burns of the Office of the Ohio Public Defender appeared before the Ohio Supreme Court for the case In re: D.B., a minor child.
ISSUE: When two children who are both under the age of 13 engage in sexual activity with each other, and there is no finding of force or coercion, does a juvenile court violate the equal protection and due process clauses of the U.S. and Ohio Constitutions by charging one of the participants with statutory rape under R.C. 2907.02(A)(1)(b)?
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