Braunstein v. State

*70OPINION

By the Court,

Agosti, J.:

Appellant Steven Samuel Braunstein was convicted by a jury of two counts of sexual assault of a minor under the age of fourteen and two counts of lewdness with a child under the age of fourteen.

We conclude that (1) the district court did not abuse its discretion in admitting evidence of one prior act of molestation committed by Braunstein; (2) although a trustworthiness hearing must be held before the admission of a child-victim’s hearsay statements, failure to conduct such a hearing does not necessarily require reversal, and in this case, reversal is not…