State v. Maule

Defendant Donald Irving Maulé appeals his conviction, following jury trial, on two counts of first degree statutory rape. We reverse.

At the time of the alleged incidents, Maulé was living with Sherry S. Maulé's son and his daughter, Kimberly, who was 8 at the time of trial, and Sherry's daughter, Denise, who was 5 years old at the time of trial, also lived with *289them. On May 15, 1981, Sherry contacted the sexual assault center at Harborview Medical Center (Center) to report alleged incidents of child sexual abuse. Nancy Ousley, from the Center, interviewed Denise on May 18 and interviewed…