State v. Adams

WILKINS, Justice:

{1 Nealy W. Adams was convicted of one count of forcible sexual abuse pursuant to Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-404(1) (1999). The court of appeals affirmed, State v. Adams, 955 P.2d 781 (Utah Ct.App.1998), and we issued a writ of certiorari to review that court's decision, cert. granted, 982 P.2d 87 (Utah 1998). We affirm.

BACKGROUND

T2 In 1998, Adams developed a relationship with Virla Hess and moved into her home, where she lived with her thirty-four-year-old daughter Carleen, who suffers from Down's Syndrome. Carleen is unable to read or write and has the cognitive abilities of a…