A 9-year-old boy's drag performance at an Ohio bar prompted a legislator to propose a bill to close what he calls a loophole in the state's child exploitation laws.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The drag queen performance of a 9-year-old boy at a bar outside Ohio’s capital city has prompted a state legislator to propose a law aimed at closing what he says is a “loophole in child exploitation laws.”legislation proposed by Rep. Timothy Schaffer, a Lancaster Republican, would update child endangering laws to prevent performances by children that simulate sexual activity and appeal to “the prurient interest.”Jacob Measley’s mother, Jerri, disagrees.
The furor began after Jacob, of Perrysburg, performed in drag as “Miss Mae Hem” at a Lancaster bar outside Columbus in December.
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