Valdez v. State

MAJORITY OPINION

LESLIE BROCK YATES, Justice.

Appellant, Marcelino Valdez, appeals his conviction for three counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child. Appellant, who is related to the complainants by marriage, lived in the same Houston neighborhood as the three complainants and their family. Appellant and the boys’ mother were romantically involved. The three boys often stayed at appellant’s home and accompanied appellant along with their mother on trips. In August 1996, a Houston police officer received a complaint alleging the possible sexual assault of one of the boys. Initially the…