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(d) Whoever violates this section is guilty of coercion, a misdemeanor of the second degree. (e) As used in this section "threat" includes a direct threat and a threat by innuendo. (ORC 2905.12) 537.10 TELEPHONE HARASSMENT. (a) No person shall knowingly make or cause to be made a telephone call, or knowingly permit a telephone call to be made from a telephone under the person's control, to another if the caller does any of the following: (1) Fails to identify the caller to the recipient of the telephone call and makes the telephone call with purpose to harass, abuse or annoy any person at the premises to which the telephone call is made, whether or not conversation takes place during the telephone. call; (2) Describes, suggests, requests or proposes that the caller, recipient of the telephone call or any other person engage in any sexual activity as defined in Section 533.01, and the recipient of the telephone call, or another person at the premises to which the telephone call is made, has requested, in a previous telephone call or in the unmediate telephone call, the caller not to make a telephone call to the recipient of the telephone call or to the premises to which the telephone call is made; (3) During the telephone call, violates Section 537.05; (4) Knowingly states to the recipient of the telephone call that the caller intends to cause damage to or destroy public or private property, and the recipient of the telephone call, any member of the family .of the recipient of the telephone call or any other person who resides at the premises to which the telephone call is made owns, leases, resides or works in, will at the time of the destruction or damaging be near or in, has the responsibility of protecting or insures the property that will be destroyed or damaged; (5) Knowingly makes the telephone call to the recipient of the telephone call, to another person at the premises to which the telephone call is made or to the premises to which the telephone call is made, and the recipient of the telephone call, or another person at the premises to which the telephone call is made, previously has told the caller not to call the premises to which the telephone call is made or not to call any persons at the premises to which the telephone call is made. (b) No person shall make or cause to be made a telephone call or permit a telephone call to be made from a telephone under the person's control, with purpose to abuse, threaten, annoy or harass another person. (c) (1) Whoever violates this section is guilty of telephone harassment. (2) A violation of subsections (a)(1), (2), (3) or (5) or (b) hereof is a misdemeanor of the first degree on a first offense. Each subsequent offense involving the same person, recipient, or premises is a felony and shall be prosecuted under appropriate State law. (3) Whoever violates subsection (a)(4) hereof is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree for a first offense. For each subsequent offense or if a violation of subsection (a)(4) hereof results in economic harm of five hundred dollars ($500.00) or more, a violation of subsection (a)(4) hereof is a felony and shall be prosecuted under appropriate State law. 1998 Replacement