Hyle v. Porter

Mark P. Painter, Judge.

{¶ 1} In this case, we address whether R.C. 2950.031 — Ohio’s residency-restriction statute prohibiting certain sexually oriented offenders from living within 1,000 feet of a school — can be applied to an offender who had bought his home and committed his offense before July 31, 2003 (the statute’s effective date). It can.

{¶ 2} Defendant-appellant, Gerry R. Porter Jr., is a convicted sex offender who had lived within 1,000 feet of a school until he was forced to leave his home by the Hamilton County Common Pleas Court. The trial court found that Porter was in violation…