Ingrassia v. State

Julian Ingrassia appeals his conviction and sentence for indecent assault, lewd and lascivious acts in the presence of a child, and unnatural and lascivious acts. We affirm.

The child victim gave a taped statement to Detective Ulvang when she was four years old. In her statement, the child described three different sexually explicit episodes between her and appellant. These acts were substantiated by both appellant’s own admission to the police and the child’s testimony at trial.

Prior to trial, however, the trial court granted the state’s motion for admission of the child victim’s hearsay…