State v. Stamm

ARMSTRONG, Judge.

The defendant, Joseph Stamm, was charged by bill of information with molestation of a juvenile, a violation of La.R.S. 14:81.2. Following a bench trial the defendant was found guilty as charged. His motion for a new trial was denied and he was sentenced as a second offender to five years at hard labor. It is from this conviction and sentence that defendant now appeals.

Defendant responded to a plea by the Lutheran church he attended for adults to act as big brothers and big sisters and establish relationships with the children from the church affiliated residential treatment…