State v. Thigpen

Roderick Thigpen ("Defendant") appeals the judgment entered upon a jury verdict convicting him of one count of forcible rape of a child under twelve years old. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

A. Evidence Presented at Defendant's Jury Trial

Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence presented at Defendant's jury trial revealed the following facts. On March 2, 2013, Victim M.V. ("M.V."), a nine-year-old girl, attended her uncle's wedding. At around 1:00 a.m. on March 3, 2013, M.V., her mother ("Mother"), and her siblings left the wedding and went to her aunt L.G.'s1 house in the City…