State v. Sprofera

JOSEPH M. ELLIS, Judge.

Joseph Sprofera appeals from his conviction of one count of statutory rape in the second degree, § 566.034. For the following reasons, the judgment is affirmed.

Appellant and his wife, Cynthia Sprof-era, adopted the victim, B.S., on January 21,1998, when the B.S. was four years old. The couple also adopted B.S.’s older brother, T.S., who had special needs and an I.Q. of 72.1

In February 2008, during a medical exam when B.S. was fourteen years old, it was discovered that she was pregnant. At that time, B.S. maintained that T.S. was the father. The pregnancy was aborted…