Strowmatt v. State

OPINION

HOFFMAN, Judge.

Appellant-defendant Timothy Strowmatt appeals from his conviction for child molesting, a Class B felony. The facts most favorable to the judgment are presented below.

On May 20, 1994, Strowmatt parked his small white car in an alley and approached six-year-old M.G. who was playing in her backyard with her brother. Strowmatt asked M.G. if she had seen a black dog and asked her to come with him. M.G. followed Strowmatt behind a privacy fence, where he told M.G. to “turn around and don’t tell.” Strowmatt then inserted his finger into M.G.’s rectum.

Thereafter, M.G. was…