Patterson v. State

Cooper, Judge.

Defendant was tried before a jury and found guilty of child molestation in violation of OCGA § 16-6-4. He appeals from the judgment of conviction and sentence entered by the trial court on the jury’s verdict of guilt.

1. Appellant enumerates the general grounds. The evidence reveals that the victim, appellant’s five-year-old stepdaughter, told her mother, her aunt, a teacher, a DFACS investigator, and a police investigator that appellant pulled down the victim’s pants and rubbed his genitals across her vaginal region. Pursuant to OCGA § 24-3-16, these statements were admitted…