05-85 Amend Sect. 533.01 - Child Pornography

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~ ,r, ORDINANCE NO. 5-85 BY: Brown, Chinnock, Gallagher, Graham, McBride, Salmon, Wendling AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE to amend Section 533.01 and enact new Sections 533.14, 533.15 and 533.16 of the General Offenses Code of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood, relating to possession or control of Child Pornography. - WHEREAS, this Council determines that it is in the best interests of the community that the act or acts of possession or control of obscene material, sexually oriented material and/or nudity oriented material involving a minor, should be prohibited, and WHEREAS, this ordinanc~ constitutes an emergency measure providing for the immediate preservation of the public health, safety and welfare; now, therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, STATE OF OHIO: Section 1. of the Codified as follows: That Section 533.01 of the General Offenses Code Ordinances of the City of Lakewood, now reading 533.01. DEFINITIONS. As used in this chapter: (a) "Sexual conductll means vaginal intërcourse between a male and female, and anal interecourse, fellatio and cunnilingus between persons regardless of sex. Penetration, however slight, is sufficient to complete vaginal or anal interecourse. (b) "Sexual contact" means any touching of an erogenous zone of another, including without limitation the thigh, geni- tals, buttock, pubic region, or, if such person is a female, a breast, for the purpose of sexually arousing or gratifying either person. (c) "Sexual activity" means sexual conduct or sexual contact, or both. (d) "Prostitute" means a male or female who promiscuously engages in sexual activity for hire, regardless of whether the hire is paid to the prostitute or to another. (8) Any material or performance is "harmful to juveniles", if it is offensive to prevailing standards in the adult community with respect to what is suitable for juveniles, and if any of the following apply: (1) It tends to appeal to the prurient interest of juveniles; (2) It contains a display, description or representa- tion of sexual activity, masturbation, sexual excite- ment or nudity;