The Thomas J. Moyer Ohio Judicial Center in Columbus, home of the Ohio Supreme Court. (Photo via Sixflashphoto/Wikipedia Commons)
(CN) — A father convicted of failing to support his 11 children cannot be prohibited from making it a dozen, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled Friday in a 6-1 decision.
London Chapman was convicted in six combined criminal cases and sentenced to community control, or probation. One of its provisions was “to make all reasonable efforts to avoid impregnating a woman during the community control period” or until he could prove that he was supporting his 11 kids.
At the time of his sentence, Chapman owed over $200,000 in child support.