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Ohio Rev. Code § 2305.111 (2026)

Assault or battery actions - childhood sexual abuse

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(A) As used in this section:

(1) "Childhood sexual abuse" means any conduct that constitutes any of the violations identified in division (A)(1)(a) or (b) of this section and would constitute a criminal offense under the specified section of the Revised Code, if the victim of the violation is at the time of the violation a child under eighteen years of age or a child with a developmental disability or physical impairment under twenty-one years of age. The court need not find that any person has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to the offense under the specified section of the Revised Code in order for the conduct that is the violation constituting the offense to be childhood sexual abuse for purposes of this division. This division applies to any of the following violations committed in the following specified circumstances:

(a) A violation of section 2907.02 or section 2907.03 of the Revised Code;

(b) A violation of section 2907.05 or 2907.06 of the Revised Code if, at the time of the violation, any of the following apply:

(i) The actor is the victim's natural parent, adoptive parent, or stepparent or the guardian, custodian, or person in loco parentis of the victim.

(ii) The victim is in custody of law or a patient in a hospital or other institution, and the actor has supervisory or disciplinary authority over the victim.

(iii) The actor is a teacher, administrator, coach, or other person in authority employed by or serving in a school for which the director of education and workforce prescribes minimum standards pursuant to division (D) of section 3301.07 of the Revised Code, the victim is enrolled in or attends that school, and the actor is not enrolled in and does not attend that school.

(iv) The actor is a teacher, administrator, coach, or other person in authority employed by or serving in an institution of higher education, and the victim is enrolled in or attends that institution.

(v) The actor is the victim's athletic or other type of coach, is the victim's instructor, is the leader of a scouting troop of which the victim is a member, or is a person with temporary or occasional disciplinary control over the victim.

(vi) The actor is a mental health professional, the victim is a mental health client or patient of the actor, and the actor induces the victim to submit by falsely representing to the victim that the sexual contact involved in the violation is necessary for mental health treatment purposes.

(vii) The actor is a licensed medical professional, the victim is a patient of the actor, and the sexual contact occurs in the course of medical treatment.

(viii) The victim is confined in a detention facility, and the actor is an employee of that detention facility.

(ix) The actor is a cleric, and the victim is a member of, or attends, the church or congregation served by the cleric.

(2) "Cleric" has the same meaning as in section 2317.02 of the Revised Code.

(3) "Licensed medical professional" has the same meaning as in section 2907.01 of the Revised Code.

(4) "Mental health client or patient" has the same meaning as in section 2305.51 of the Revised Code.

(5) "Mental health professional" has the same meaning as in section 2305.115 of the Revised Code.

(6) "Sexual contact" has the same meaning as in section 2907.01 of the Revised Code.

(7) "Victim" means, except as provided in division (B) of this section, a victim of childhood sexual abuse.

(B) Except as provided in section 2305.115 of the Revised Code and subject to division (C) of this section, an action for assault or battery shall be brought within one year after the cause of the action accrues. For purposes of this section, a cause of action for assault or battery accrues upon the later of the following:

(1) The date on which the alleged assault or battery occurred;

(2) If the plaintiff did not know the identity of the person who allegedly committed the assault or battery on the date on which it allegedly occurred, the earlier of the following dates:

(a) The date on which the plaintiff learns the identity of that person;

(b) The date on which, by the exercise of reasonable diligence, the plaintiff should have learned the identity of that person.

(C)(1) Except as provided in division (C)(2) of this section, an action for assault or battery brought by a victim of childhood sexual abuse based on childhood sexual abuse, or an action brought by a victim of childhood sexual abuse asserting any claim resulting from childhood sexual abuse, shall be brought within twelve years after the cause of action accrues. If the defendant in an action brought by a victim of childhood sexual abuse asserting a claim resulting from childhood sexual abuse that occurs on or after August 3, 2006, has fraudulently concealed from the plaintiff facts that form the basis of the claim, the running of the limitations period with regard to that claim is tolled until the time when the plaintiff discovers or in the exercise of due diligence should have discovered those facts.

(2) Only for purposes of making claims against a bankruptcy estate of an organization chartered under part B of subtitle II of Title 36 of the United States Code, an action for assault or battery brought by a victim of childhood sexual abuse based on childhood sexual abuse, or an action brought by a victim of childhood sexual abuse asserting any claim resulting from childhood sexual abuse, may be brought at any time after the cause of action accrues.

(3) For purposes of this section, a cause of action for assault or battery based on childhood sexual abuse, or a cause of action for a claim resulting from childhood sexual abuse, accrues upon the date on which the victim reaches the age of majority.

Last updated January 29, 2025 at 11:05 AM

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 101 cases (39 in the last 5 years), 1985–2026 · leading case: Pratte v. Stewart, 2010 Ohio 1860 (Ohio 2010).
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Pratte v. Stewart, 2010 Ohio 1860 (Ohio 2010). · cites it 46× “We concluded that a cause of action premised upon acts of sexual abuse was subject to the one-year statute of limitations for assault and battery in former R.C. 2305.111. Id. at paragraph one of the syllabus.”
Watkins v. Dep't of Youth Servs., 39 N.E.3d 1207 (Ohio 2015). · cites it 48× “16 does not provide for the tolling of the statute of limitations through the operation of R.C. 2305.111.” U.W. v. Dept. of Youth Servs.”
Hunter v. Shenango Furnace Co., 527 N.E.2d 871 (Ohio 1988). · cites it 8× “Defendant-appellee contends that the one-year statute of limitations governing battery actions, as set forth in R.C. 2305.111, 4 applies to all intentional tort actions brought against employers prior to the effective date of R.”
McKay v. Cutlip, 609 N.E.2d 1272 (Ohio Ct. App. 1992). · cites it 3× “Citing the one-year deadline for assault and battery claims, R.C. 2305.111, the trial court granted Cutlip’s motion as to all events arising prior to January 9, 1990.”
Steiner v. Steiner, 620 N.E.2d 152 (Ohio Ct. App. 1993). · cites it 4× “12(B)(6) motion to dismiss the complaint because appellant’s claim for relief was barred by the statute of limitations set forth in R.C. 2305.111. Appellee additionally filed a motion for attorney fees pursuant to R.”
Love v. City of Port Clinton, 524 N.E.2d 166 (Ohio 1988). · cites it 2× “However, when bodily injury results from an assault or battery, the one-year statute of limitations, R.C. 2305.111, is applicable. 2 Dean v. Angelas (1970), 24 Ohio *99 St.”
Doe v. First United Methodist Church, 629 N.E.2d 402 (Ohio 1994). · cites it 2× “Conversely, Masten contends, and the court of appeals held, that appellant’s action against Masten was governed by the R.C. 2305.111 one-year period of limitations for assault and battery.”
Doe v. First United Methodist Church, 1994 Ohio 531 (Ohio 1994). · cites it 5× “10 and the one- year statute of limitations set forth in R.C. 2305.111. The school district argued that the applicable statute commenced to run at the time the alleged abuse occurred.”
Lutfi Saalim v. Walmart, Inc., 97 F.4th 995 (6th Cir. 2024). “See Ohio Rev. Code § 2305.111(B). The alleged assault and battery took place on April 12, 2020, and Saalim filed his complaint on July 29, 2021, over three months past the one-year statute of limitations.”
Qualls v. Peregrine Health Servs., 2022 Ohio 4644 (Ohio Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 4× “) {¶ 33} In moving for summary judgment, appellees argued the assault and battery claims were time barred by R.C. 2305.111. The trial court concluded that, while the assault and battery claims were not barred by the applicable statute of limitations,7 the evidence failed to…”
Livingston v. Diocese of Cleveland, 710 N.E.2d 330 (Ohio Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 3× “The trial court stated that appellants’ claims had been brought well outside the limitations periods set forth in R.C. 2305.111, 2305.10 and 2305.16. The trial court further found that appellants could prove neither “delayed discovery” of their claims nor that their mental…”
State v. Anthony, 2019 Ohio 5410 (Ohio Ct. App. 2019). “, R.C. 2305.111(A)(6) (involving actions for assault or battery); R.”
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— Ohio Rev. Code § 2305.111(A) — 3 cases
Watkins v. Dep't of Youth Servs., 39 N.E.3d 1207 (Ohio 2015). “16 does not provide for the tolling of the statute of limitations through the operation of R.C. 2305.111.” U.W. v. Dept. of Youth Servs.”
Wells v. Bowie, 622 N.E.2d 1170 (Ohio Ct. App. 1993).
Doe v. St. Edward High Sch. (N.D. Ohio 2022).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2305.111(A)(1) — 3 cases
Watkins v. Dep't of Youth Servs., 39 N.E.3d 1207 (Ohio 2015). “16 does not provide for the tolling of the statute of limitations through the operation of R.C. 2305.111.” U.W. v. Dept. of Youth Servs.”
Fudge v. Watson, 2016 Ohio 2928 (Ohio Ct. App. 2016).
Doe, 1 v. Cleveland Metro. Sch. Dist. Bd. of Educ. (N.D. Ohio 2021).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2305.111(A)(1)(a) — 1 case
Watkins v. Dep't of Youth Servs., 39 N.E.3d 1207 (Ohio 2015). “16 does not provide for the tolling of the statute of limitations through the operation of R.C. 2305.111.” U.W. v. Dept. of Youth Servs.”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2305.111(A)(1)(b) — 4 cases
Watkins v. Dep't of Youth Servs., 39 N.E.3d 1207 (Ohio 2015). “16 does not provide for the tolling of the statute of limitations through the operation of R.C. 2305.111.” U.W. v. Dept. of Youth Servs.”
Fudge v. Watson, 2016 Ohio 2928 (Ohio Ct. App. 2016).
Doe v. St. Edward High Sch. (N.D. Ohio 2022).
Doe v. Springboro Cmty. City Sch. Dist. Bd. of Educ. (S.D. Ohio 2024).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2305.111(A)(1)(b)(iii) — 1 case
Doe, 1 v. Cleveland Metro. Sch. Dist. Bd. of Educ. (N.D. Ohio 2021).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2305.111(A)(6) — 1 case
State v. Anthony, 2019 Ohio 5410 (Ohio Ct. App. 2019). “, R.C. 2305.111(A)(6) (involving actions for assault or battery); R.”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2305.111(A)(l)(b)(ii) — 1 case
Watkins v. Dep't of Youth Servs., 39 N.E.3d 1207 (Ohio 2015). “16 does not provide for the tolling of the statute of limitations through the operation of R.C. 2305.111.” U.W. v. Dept. of Youth Servs.”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2305.111(A)(l)(b)(iii) — 1 case
Watkins v. Dep't of Youth Servs., 39 N.E.3d 1207 (Ohio 2015). “16 does not provide for the tolling of the statute of limitations through the operation of R.C. 2305.111.” U.W. v. Dept. of Youth Servs.”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2305.111(A)(l)(b)(vii) — 1 case
Watkins v. Dep't of Youth Servs., 39 N.E.3d 1207 (Ohio 2015). “16 does not provide for the tolling of the statute of limitations through the operation of R.C. 2305.111.” U.W. v. Dept. of Youth Servs.”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2305.111(B) — 34 cases
Lutfi Saalim v. Walmart, Inc., 97 F.4th 995 (6th Cir. 2024). “See Ohio Rev. Code § 2305.111(B). The alleged assault and battery took place on April 12, 2020, and Saalim filed his complaint on July 29, 2021, over three months past the one-year statute of limitations.”
Cooper v. Montgomery Cnty., 199 F. Supp. 3d 1189 (S.D. Ohio 2016).
Brown v. Holiday Inn Express & Suites, 2018 Ohio 3281 (Ohio Ct. App. 2018).
Jordan v. Howard, 2021 Ohio 4025 (Ohio Ct. App. 2021).
Qualls v. Peregrine Health Servs., 2022 Ohio 4644 (Ohio Ct. App. 2022). “) {¶ 33} In moving for summary judgment, appellees argued the assault and battery claims were time barred by R.C. 2305.111. The trial court concluded that, while the assault and battery claims were not barred by the applicable statute of limitations,7 the evidence failed to…”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2305.111(B)(1) — 7 cases
Jordan v. Howard, 2021 Ohio 4025 (Ohio Ct. App. 2021).
Qualls v. Peregrine Health Servs., 2022 Ohio 4644 (Ohio Ct. App. 2022). “) {¶ 33} In moving for summary judgment, appellees argued the assault and battery claims were time barred by R.C. 2305.111. The trial court concluded that, while the assault and battery claims were not barred by the applicable statute of limitations,7 the evidence failed to…”
Weidman v. Hildebrandt, 2024 Ohio 2931 (Ohio 2024).
Weidman v. Hildebrandt, 2024 Ohio 2931 (Ohio 2024).
Bowen v. Sidney Police Dep't (S.D. Ohio 2024).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2305.111(B)(2)(a) — 1 case
Qualls v. Peregrine Health Servs., 2022 Ohio 4644 (Ohio Ct. App. 2022). “) {¶ 33} In moving for summary judgment, appellees argued the assault and battery claims were time barred by R.C. 2305.111. The trial court concluded that, while the assault and battery claims were not barred by the applicable statute of limitations,7 the evidence failed to…”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2305.111(C) — 13 cases
Pratte v. Stewart, 2010 Ohio 1860 (Ohio 2010). “We concluded that a cause of action premised upon acts of sexual abuse was subject to the one-year statute of limitations for assault and battery in former R.C. 2305.111. Id. at paragraph one of the syllabus.”
Watkins v. Dep't of Youth Servs., 39 N.E.3d 1207 (Ohio 2015). “16 does not provide for the tolling of the statute of limitations through the operation of R.C. 2305.111.” U.W. v. Dept. of Youth Servs.”
Powell v. Williams, 2022 Ohio 526 (Ohio Ct. App. 2022).
Coleman v. Columbus State Cmty. Coll., 2015 Ohio 4685 (Ohio Ct. App. 2015).
Antioch Co. Litig. Trust v. Morgan (In Re Antioch Co.), 456 B.R. 791 (Bankr. S.D. Ohio 2011).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2305.111(C)(1) — 3 cases
Weidman v. Hildebrandt, 2024 Ohio 2931 (Ohio 2024).
Weidman v. Hildebrandt, 2024 Ohio 2931 (Ohio 2024).
Doe v. Springboro Cmty. City Sch. Dist. Bd. of Educ. (S.D. Ohio 2024).
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2305.111(C)(3) — 1 case
Doe v. Springboro Cmty. City Sch. Dist. Bd. of Educ. (S.D. Ohio 2024).
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