2006 Ohio Revised Code - 5924.120. Rape.

§ 5924.120. Rape.
 

(A)  Any person subject to this code who commits an act of sexual intercourse with a female not his wife, by force and without her consent, is guilty of rape and shall be punished by death or such other punishment as a court-martial may direct. 

(B)  Any person subject to this code who, under circumstances not amounting to rape, commits an act of sexual intercourse with a female not his wife who has not attained the age of sixteen years, is guilty of carnal knowledge and shall be punished as a court-martial may direct. 

(C)  Penetration, however slight, is sufficient to complete either of these offenses. 
 

HISTORY: 129 v 1123(1156). Eff 10-10-61.

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