State v. Cooley

WILKINS, Justice:

Defendant was convicted of forcible sexual abuse in violation of Section 76-5-404,1 *801by the District Court for Utah County, sitting without a jury, and he appeals. Affirmed.

On April 15, 1978, defendant was watching television in the lounge area of an apartment complex in Orem, Utah. Also watching television was the victim of this crime, a three and a half year old girl, the daughter of the manager of the apartment complex. At the trial, the father of the victim testified that he came into the lounge area periodically that day to check on his daughter, and that on one occasion,…