Harden v. State

Birdsong, Presiding Judge.

Larry Harden appeals his conviction for aggravated child molestation. The evidence shows that in Grant Park, appellant lured a boy to his home by promising him a puppy, and forced anal sodomy upon the child. The child then ran to a neighboring apartment. The woman who lived there took him to the apartment rental office and police were called. Immediate medical examinations revealed the child had been sexually assaulted and was nervous, upset and in pain. Appellant appeared at trial as a man. The child described appellant as a woman, but the evidence showed that…