City of Cleveland v. Pugh

Patricia Ann Blackmon, Judge.

Public indecency is a sex offense in Ohio, noscitur a sociis. The question before us is whether the Ohio General Assembly intended to make sex offenders out of individuals who urinate alfresco, even if they take precautions to avoid discovery. In this case, defendant-appellant, Charles Pugh, appeals his conviction for public indecency and assigns the following errors for our review:

“I. The court erred in convicting Pugh of indecent exposure under Cleveland Municipal Code Section 619.07 (Ohio Revised Code Section 2907.09) because this Code section does not apply to…