State v. Jones

On the weekends of May 8 through May 10, 1998, and May 15 through May 17, 1998, Bonnie Curlee entrusted the care of her three daughters, ten-year-old L.C.,1 nine-year-old A.C., and four-year-old D.C., to Bonnie’s sister, Kathy Jones, and Kathy’s husband, Lamont Jones, appellee. Living with Kathy and appellee at the time were their four daughters and one son, ranging in age from eight to sixteen, and their oldest daughter’s young baby.2

During one of the weekend visits, A.C. and her sisters fell asleep on the living room couch while watching television. A.C. later testified that she was…