United States v. Clifton Waters

ROSS, Circuit Judge.

Clifton Waters appeals his conviction for aggravated sexual abuse of a child in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2241(c) and 1153. He asserts that the district court1 erred in certain evidentiary rulings, in refusing to instruct the jury on a lesser included offense, and in denying his motion for a new trial. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

Before indictment, at the government’s request, Waters took a polygraph examination conducted by a special agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Among other things, the agent asked Waters whether he had placed his fingers in the child’s…