State v. Dehetre

SCOLNIK, Justice.

Donald Dehetre appeals his conviction of two counts of unlawful sexual contact, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 255 (Class C) (1983) entered after a jury trial in the Superior Court, York County. Because we find no merit in any of the various claims of error that Dehetre asserts on appeal, we affirm his conviction.

At the time in question, Dehetre, a self-employed roofer, was living in Springvale with his wife, his son, and the victim, who was his stepdaughter and the daughter of his wife. In May of 1985, the victim, who was then seven years of age, was in the second grade at a school in…