Rep. Lukens’ Conviction in Sex Case Upheld
A state appeals court on Tuesday upheld the conviction of Rep. Donald E. (Buz) Lukens on a charge that he had sex with a teen-age girl.
The 59-year-old Middletown Republican was convicted in May, 1989, of a misdemeanor charge of contributing to the unruliness of a minor. He was accused of paying a girl to have sex with him at his Columbus apartment in November, 1988, when she was 16.
A Franklin County Domestic Relations judge sentenced Lukens to 30 days in jail and fined him $500. He has been free on bond.
Lukens finished third in a field of four GOP candidates in the 8th District primary election in May.
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