Arroyo v. State

I. BACKGROUND

A. Trial

Appellant was a family friend whom K.E. considered to be an "uncle." On previous occasions, Appellant had twirled K.E.'s hair, rubbed her neck, and rubbed her arms. When K.E. was nine years old, her grandfather died. On the day of the funeral, K.E. was taken back to her house to retrieve a handkerchief.

When they were at the house, Appellant began twirling K.E.'s hair and rubbing her neck, but he then did other things to her that were of a sexual nature. Testifying at age 18 at Appellant's trial, K.E. described this additional conduct as follows:

And then he got more-he…