State v. Koepsell
South Dakota Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
WUEST, Justice.
Defendant LaJean Koepsell (Koepsell) appeals her conviction on one count of sexual contact and two counts of rape of her six-year-old granddaughter and one count of sexual contact with her four-year-old grandson. We affirm.
FACTS
Koepsell is the forty-nine-year-old natural mother of V.N. and grandmother to V.N.’s children, daughter L.N. and son Z.N. In January, 1991, while giving Z.N. a bath, V.N. noticed his penis was discolored and bruised. When questioned by his mother, the little boy responded that “grandpa” had done it. “Grandpa” is Gary Koepsell, Koepsell’s husband of…
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