Ricks v. State

POPE, Presiding Judge.

Robert Van Ricks was charged with one count of rape and two counts of child molestation. He was tried, convicted of two counts of child molestation and appeals. For the following reasons, we affirm.

Evidence at trial showed that the victim was molested by Ricks, her mother’s boyfriend, when she was 14. The victim testified that Ricks repeatedly molested her while he was living in the same residence with her. The victim’s outcry about the crimes occurred one year after the crimes occurred. Although the victim told the police that Ricks had raped her once, at trial she…