State v. Eskridge

In this case, we consider the issue of whether there was substantial evidence presented at trial to prove that force or the threat of force was used in the commission of the rape. We hold that there was and, therefore, reverse the judgment of the court of appeals.

R.C. 2907.02, since amended (139 Ohio Laws, Part I, 523, 538), provided in part:

“(A) No person shall engage in sexual conduct with another, not the spouse of the offender, when any of the 'following apply:

“(3) The other person is less than thirteen years of age, whether or not the offender knows the age of such person.

“(B) Whoever…