State v. Ferguson

OPINION

MeHUGH, Associate Presiding Judge:

1 1 Robert Ferguson appeals his conviction for aggravated sexual abuse of a child, see Utah Code Ann. § 76-5-404.1 (2008), arguing that evidence of his prior instances of child sexual abuse should not have been admitted under rule 404(b) of the Utah Rules of Evidence. Although we conclude that the evidence was erroneously admitted, we affirm Ferguson's conviction because there is no reasonable likelihood that the error affected the outcome of the proceedings.

BACKGROUND

T2 Ferguson was employed at a seulpting studio as a groundskeeper. In February 2008,…