State v. Sonen

WUEST, Justice.

James Sonen (Sonen) appeals his convictions for two counts of sexual contact with a child under sixteen years of age. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

FACTS

D.M. (victim), age 15, lived in Coleman, South Dakota. During trial, he testified about a series of twenty to twenty-five incidents of sexual contact by Sonen, age 34, that occurred between the summers of 1989 and 1990. Victim first reported these incidents to the authorities in November 1990 and an investigation ensued.

On March 18, 1991, Sonen was indicted for three counts of sexual contact with a child under age…