Johns v. State

Johnson, Presiding Judge.

A jury found Howard Johns III guilty of two counts of child molestation, one count of aggravated child molestation, and one count of cruelty to children. Because each of Johns’ enumerations of error lacks merit, we affirm his convictions.

Viewed in a light most favorable to support the jury’s verdict, the evidence shows that Johns, the eight-year-old victim’s uncle, tried to put his penis in the victim’s vagina, but was unsuccessful. He then put his penis in her mouth and ejaculated in it. On a later date, Johns “licked [the victim’s] front private” and tried to put…