Hathcock v. State

Pope, Chief Judge.

Defendant William Hathcock was convicted by a jury of child molestation. He appeals his conviction and sentence.

The evidence at trial showed that on November 2, 1992, defendant conducted a termite inspection at the home of the victim, a four-year-old child, and her family. While defendant was using the kitchen telephone to call his office, he exposed his penis to the child. The child demonstrated this to the jury using an anatomically correct drawing. After defendant left, she separately told her father and mother she had seen the “bug man’s wiener.” When the mother asked if…