State v. Coffman

Shaw, Presiding Judge.

Defendant Claude E. Coffman, Sr. appeals the judgment and sentence of the Mercer County Common Pleas Court following a jury trial and conviction for two counts of gross sexual imposition in violation of R.C. 2907.05(A)(4).

Defendant was indicted for engaging in sexual contact with his seven-year-old grandson, Shaun Coffman, two separate times over the course of the same evening. Count one of the indictment was based on the allegation that on or about January 4, 1997, defendant placed his hand onto Shaun’s penis, began rubbing it, and asked Shaun if it “felt good.” Count…