State v. Gower

¶1 — David Joel Gower appeals his bench

trial convictions for two counts of indecent liberties by forcible compulsion (counts II and IV) and one count of second degree incest (count III) for sexual contact with his stepdaughter, SEH. He argues (1) the trial court erroneously admitted evidence of his prior acts of child molestation under RCW 10.58.090,1 (2) the evidence was insufficient to support his convictions, and (3) cumulative error requires reversal. We hold that it was error to admit evidence of Gower’s prior sex offenses under RCW 10.58-.090 because our Supreme Court has held that…