State v. Matha

Reece, Judge.

Appellant, Christopher Matha, appeals from the adjudication and disposition rendered by the court of common pleas, juvenile division. We affirm.

I

From approximately January or February 1993 until early November 1993 Chris Matha, aged fourteen, regularly babysat John D., his six-year-old neighbor. Occasionally John D.’s friend and classmate, Aaron M., would visit while Matha babysat. Once during the summer of 1993, Matha babysat Aaron M. During this time, Matha became close to John D.’s family and was often at the family home even when not babysitting.

On November 6, 1993, John D.’s…