State v. Bartholomew

{¶ 1} In this case we are asked to determine whether R.C. 2929.18(A)(1) permits a trial court to order a criminal defendant to pay restitution to Ohio’s reparations fund. We hold that it does.

Background

{¶ 2} Defendant-appellee, Charles W. Bartholomew, pleaded guilty to one count of rape of a minor under 13 years of age in violation of R.C. 2907.02(A)(1)(b). The trial court sentenced him to a prison term of ten years, imposed court costs, and ordered him to “pay $426.00 restitution to the Attorney General’s Victims of Crime [fund] for reimbursement to the victim” for counseling expenses.…