Crawford v. Commonwealth

LAMBERT, Justice.

In the early morning hours of April 28, 1990, the Bath County police department was contacted concerning an alleged rape. Within thirty minutes, the five-year-old victim was brought to the dispatch office. At that time, the victim was bleeding from her vaginal area and, upon questioning, named appellant as her assailant. Additionally, an eyewitness, Crystal Black, informed the police that she saw appellant on top of the victim, that his pants were unzipped and his penis was out, and that the victim was screaming. The victim was taken to a hospital where she was examined and…