Marital rape loophole closed by Ohio General Assembly, bill moves to governor's desk • Ohio Capital Journal

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Marital rape loophole closed by Ohio General Assembly, bill moves to governor's desk • Ohio Capital Journal

Justice scales, books and wooden gavel. Getty Images.After several years of attempts through multiple general assemblies, the Ohio legislature closed a loophole on Wednesday that kept spouses from being prosecuted for rape and other sex offenses. In a unanimous Wednesday floor vote, the Ohio Senate passed House Bill 161, which eliminates exemptions for married couples, who previously were protected from prosecution unless the couples lived separ…