State v. Salata

SHANGLER, Judge.

The defendant Donald Salata appeals from a conviction by a jury for abuse of a child in violation of § 568.060, RSMo 1986. The information charged that Salata “knowingly photographed J.R., a child less than seventeen years old, while J.R. was nude and covered with excrement for the purpose of sexual stimulation and gratification of any individual who may view such depiction.” The evidence viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict was as follows.

J.R. and his parents and sister lived in California, Missouri. The mother was having difficulty toilet training J.R., then…