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Committee hears emotional testimony and local examples as members consider HB 249 (Indecent Exposure Modernization Act)
Summary
Proponents told the House Judiciary Committee that House Bill 249 would close legal loopholes they say allowed explicit performances or public exposures in parks and facilities where minors were present. Witnesses cited local incidents, including a Xenia YMCA locker-room case, and urged the committee to advance the bill.
Supporters of House Bill 249 told the Ohio House Judiciary Committee the bill would clarify what constitutes indecent exposure and apply existing obscenity standards to public performances that occur outside adult‑only venues when children may be present.
Jason King, a Celina pastor and city‑council member, described a local pride event that included a drag show he characterized as "filled with obscene gestures" and said vendors sold sexually suggestive items in a park with children present. "This goes well beyond the stated purpose…
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