In the Interest of J. W. L.

Johnson, Chief Judge.

A delinquency petition was filed in the juvenile court alleging that when J. W. L. was 14, he committed acts that, if committed by an adult, would constitute the crimes of rape and statutory rape. An adjudicatory hearing on the petition was held before the juvenile court, which found that J. W. L. had committed the alleged delinquent acts.

J. W. L. appeals, arguing that the delinquency adjudication on the rape charge must be reversed because there is insufficient evidence that he used force against the 14-year-old victim. The argument is without merit because there is…