Self v. State

Andrews, Judge.

Steve Self appeals his conviction by a jury on the charge of sexually molesting his 13-year-old daughter by fondling the child’s breasts and buttocks. OCGA § 16-6-4 (a).

At trial, Self denied the allegations, and the child testified that she fabricated the allegations to retaliate against her father for refusing to allow her to see her 19-year-old boyfriend. A Department of Family & Children Services caseworker testified that the child told her on two occasions that Self had committed the alleged acts of molestation, and described the acts in detail. The caseworker further…