State v. Gregory

This case was certified to this Court from the Court of Appeals pursuant to Rule 204(b), SCACR. Appellant, Harold Gregory, was convicted of two counts of committing a lewd act on a child and sentenced to concurrent twelve year terms of imprisonment. We reverse.

FACTS

Gregory was indicted for two counts of criminal sexual conduct with a minor in the second degree, two counts of committing a lewd act on a child, and one count of first-degree sexual exploitation of a minor. The acts allegedly committed by Gregory all involved his adopted daughter, Melissa.

Melissa was born on June 23, 1973. Gregory…