OH HB427

Amends Ohio Revised Code sections 2905.32 and 2907.21 to add controlled substance use and addiction manipulation as methods of establishing "compulsion" in human trafficking and prostitution offenses.

Establishes that compulsion is proven if an offender furnishes or offers a controlled substance to a victim or manipulates the victim's controlled substance addiction, without requiring the compulsion to be openly displayed or physically exerted.

Applies to trafficking in persons (felony of the first degree) and compelling prostitution (felony of third, second, or first degree depending on victim age), with sentences ranging from ten to fifteen years for trafficking violations.

Clarifies that trafficking prosecutions do not preclude concurrent prosecutions under other Ohio law, but convictions based on the same conduct and victim are considered allied offenses of similar import.