Green v. State

Beasley, Judge.

Green was indicted on five counts of child molestation. OCGA § 16-6-4 (a). He was convicted of three counts of the lesser offense of sexual battery, OCGA § 16-6-22.1, and was acquitted of two counts. This appeal follows the denial of his amended motion for new trial.

Appellant is the uncle of three girls, who at the time of trial were nine, eleven and twelve years old. In December 1990, after viewing a film at school concerning child molestation, the 11-year-old asked to speak with the school counselor to whom she reported that her uncle (appellant) had improperly touched her on…