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Proposals Would Extend Rape Cases’ Statute Of Limitations
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Lawmakers are scheduled to vote this week on proposals to extend the 20-year statute of limitations for rape and sexual battery. Related bills in the House and Senate would provide an additional five years for prosecution from the point when a potential suspect is identified through DNA testing. The legislation comes as the Attorney General’s… Read More

Ohio Teacher Who Had Sex With Student Released From Prison
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A former central Ohio high school teacher who has served more than two years in prison for having sex with a special-needs student is getting out early. A judge on Thursday granted Sonya Horn’s request to suspend the last 22 months of her four-year sentence and put her on probation. The 34-year-old Horn was sentenced… Read More