State v. Cole

This cause came to be heard upon an appeal from the Court of Common Pleas, Juvenile Division, of Clinton County.

Appellant, Larry Cole, an adult male, was charged with a violation of R.C. 2151.41, contributing to the unruliness of a child. The testimony at trial indicated that appellant had had a dating relationship with one Shaun Thompson, contrary to the wishes of Shaun’s mother. On September 1, 1981, Shaun, age fourteen, went to appellant’s house, took a shower with him and had sexual intercourse with him. Shaun’s mother, Flora Garrison, found Shaun at appellant’s house at about 4:00 a.m.…