State v. Barnard

FACTS

RIEDERER, Judge.

In 1995, the thirteen year old Victim lived in Rich Hill, Missouri with her grandmother and her step-grandfather, the Appellant Dennis Barnard. Because of her grandmother’s serious medical problems, the Victim was placed in foster care with a foster family around Butler, Missouri. In November 1995, Appellant drove to the foster household three or four times to pick up Victim and take her to visit her grandmother.

In May, 1996, Victim told a family services worker that she had been raped by Appellant. In June, 1996, Appellant was questioned about the incident. He was…