Simpson v. State

Thompson, Justice.

Simpson was convicted of one count of statutory rape and one count of child molestation. The victim was the 14-year-old sister of Simpson’s girlfriend. On appeal, Simpson assigned error to the introduction of sexually explicit letters which Simpson had written to his girlfriend after the incident in question. The letters contained no reference to the victim or to young girls in general. They did, however, indicate that Simpson liked to perform oral sex; and the victim testified that Simpson performed such an act upon her. The Court of Appeals found no error and affirmed,…