Demouey v. State

Richard Eugene Demouey was convicted of two counts of first-degree sexual abuse of a child under the age of 12, see § 13A-6-69.1, Ala.Code 1975, and one count of first-degree sodomy, see § 13A-6-63, Ala. Code 1975. Demouey was sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment for the first-degree sodomy conviction and to 10 years’ imprisonment for each first-degree sexual-abuse conviction; the sentences were to be served concurrently. During the trial, the victim, who was 14 years old at the time of trial, was required to testify about the abuse Demouey subjected her to when she was only 11 years old. On…