Rape

Ayers Ratliff, 48, also faces charges of gross sexual imposition and abduction. The Marion County prosecutor says the alleged victim is 13 years old.

The HBO documentary Surviving Ohio State aired June 17, criticizing the university's response to Dr. Richard Strauss and the people he sexually abused while working at Ohio State.

Gary Thomas Keesee Jr., 36, was already indicted on 27 charges for allegedly abusing three minors between the ages of 6 and 15. Five additional charges were filed Monday.

Gary Thomas Keesee faces 11 counts of rape, 11 counts of gross sexual imposition and five counts of sexual conduct with a minor.

A federal judge last week approved Attorney General Todd Rokita's request to dismiss his lawsuit, which the Republican had filed last year against Indiana University Health and IU Healthcare Associates, The Indianapolis Star reported.

The U.S. Marshal's Task Force arrested Charles Davis in Ross County on Wednesday.

After decades of efforts to change a provision of state law shielding people who rape their spouses from prosecution, the Ohio Senate has voted unanimously to remove that loophole.

The Ohio Supreme Court has permanently disbarred an attorney from Allen County for repeatedly raping a child.

After a number of tries in the last four decades, Wednesday is the first time such legislation made it to—and through—the full House chamber.

Joel T. Cutler, 48, of Upper Arlington, will not be required to register as a sex offender after pleading guilty to one count of felony child endangerment.