In re T.W.

GEER, Judge.

Juvenile T.W. was adjudicated delinquent based on his admission that he committed the offense of indecent liberties between minors and the trial court's finding that he committed three counts of second degree sexual offense and three counts of crimes against nature. On appeal, he argues that the trial court should have granted his motion to dismiss as to the three counts of second degree sexual offense because the State failed to prove the element of force required for that offense.

The State, in this case, did not rely on evidence of actual force, but rather argued that the…