Prescott v. State

McFadden, Judge.

Richard Jerome Prescott appeals his child molestation conviction. He argues that no competent evidence showed that the victim was under the age of 16 and that the state failed to prove venue. We conclude that testimony proved the victim’s age but that the state failed to prove venue. Therefore, we reverse.

The indictment charged Prescott with aggravated child molestation for committing sodomy with the victim, who was under the age of 16. A jury found Prescott not guilty of aggravated child molestation but guilty of the lesser included offense of child molestation. The trial…