State v. Straughter

1BYRNES, J.

Patrick Straughter appeals his conviction and sentence for forcible rape as a multiple offender. We affirm.

STATEMENT OF FACTS

The victim, A.M., was eight years old at the time of trial. She testified that on two occasions, when she was four, her father took her to where he was living, put vaseline on her, and inserted his penis into her vagina. He made her promise not to tell anyone. She kept that promise for two years. Then one day, when her mother told her she would be visiting her father again, the victim became very upset and told her mother what her father had done. The…