Houck v. State

Benham, Judge.

This appeal emanates from appellant’s conviction of three counts of child molestation.

The State introduced evidence which showed that appellant had used a window to gain entry to a bedroom shared by three young sleeping girls. He asked the eight-year-old child to engage in sexual relations and when she refused, he left the room. He returned shortly with no shirt on and his sex organ exposed. The four-year-old girl’s panties were cut off her body and a medical examination revealed that she had suffered a fresh posterior tear of the hymen ring caused by some penetration. The child…