Cecil v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Justice CUNNINGHAM.

Appellant, Michael Cecil, was indicted on two counts of rape in the first degree and one count of intimidating a participant in the legal process. The first count of rape was based on allegations made by M.W., Appellant’s former niece. The second count of rape was based on allegations made by J.A., Appellant’s sister-in-law.

M.W. testified that Appellant repeatedly raped her between January 2001 and December 2004, when she was eight years old until she was eleven years old. Appellant was married to M.W.’s aunt during this time and they lived with…