State v. Jarry

Defendant Robert Jarry was charged with engaging in a sexual act with a person under sixteen years of age in violation of 13 V.S.A. § 3252(a)(3). He was giving the fourteen-year-old victim a ride home in St. Johnsbury when he allegedly pulled into a parking lot, ordered her to remove her pants, and had intercourse with her. A jury convicted him and he appeals. We affirm.

The only medical evidence came from Dr. Keith Fortier, a gynecologist whom the victim saw four days after the incident. Dr. Fortier testified that because of the four-day time lapse, he “couldn’t tell one way or the other from…