State v. Devanney

The defendant appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of the *289crime of risk of injury to a child in violation of General Statutes § 53-21.1

The jury could reasonably have found the following facts. In late 1981 or at some time thereafter, the defendant established a sexual relationship with his stepdaughter. At the time the relationship began, the victim was thirteen years old and in the eighth grade. These sexual encounters continued for a period of approximately three years and on some occasions intercourse occurred. Finally, when she was a sophomore in high…