State v. Orwick

Walters, Judge.

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant, James A. Orwick, appeals from a Hancock County Common Pleas Court judgment ordering the disclosure of a document relating to statements he made to a licensed social worker concerning incidents in which he allegedly sexually abused his stepdaughters. The trial court found that the document fell within an exception for communications indicating a clear-and-present danger to the client or other persons provided by R.C. 2317.02(G)(1)(a). Orwick argues that the exception is limited to circumstances in which the client is the object of the abuse and does…