State v. Schaim

In State v. Schaim, 65 Ohio St.3d 51, 1992 Ohio 31, 600 N.E.2d 661, the Ohio Supreme Court recognized the limited admissibility of "other acts" evidence in sex offense cases. "The legislature has recognized the problems raised by the admission of other acts evidence in prosecutions for sexual offenses, and has carefully limited the circumstances in which evidence of the defendant's other sexual activity is admissible. The forcible rape statute and the gross sexual imposition statute both contain subsections that address the admissibility of evidence of other sexual activity by either the victim or the defendant." Id. at 59.