State v. Thap Hy

HABHAB, Judge.

Defendant Thap Hy appeals his conviction, following a jury trial, for sexual abuse in the second degree. We affirm.

On January 19, 1989, Kiu Chieng, left her four-year-old daughter, P.L., in defendant’s care while she was working at I.B.P. Shortly after 3:00 p.m., Kiu went to open the family’s market store. Defendant arrived at the store with Kiu’s children and stayed approximately ten to fifteen minutes, long enough to eat an orange. During that time P.L. remained silent. As soon as defendant exited the store, P.L. told Kiu that her “uncle ham-sop her.” 1 P.L. also stated to Kiu…