State v. R.K.

In this appeal the Court must determine whether defendant was afforded a fair trial, in light of numerous errors that occurred during the trial.

This ease stems from a nine-year-old victim’s allegation that her mother’s boyfriend, defendant R.K., repeatedly molested her. No physical evidence of the alleged sexual assaults was presented; therefore, the trial turned on whether the jury believed the victim or defendant. Ultimately, defendant was convicted of endangering the welfare of a child and child abuse.

The trial court permitted three different witnesses to testify regarding the same…