Knight v. State

Appellant was convicted by jury of four counts of sexual activity with a child. He raises several points on appeal, only one of which requires discussion. He contends that the lower court erred when it admitted a tape recorded conversation between Appellant and the victim over his authenticity objection. We conclude that the victim’s testimony was sufficient to authenticate the tape and, accordingly, affirm.

The victim, a fifteen-year-old child, testified that she had engaged in consensual sexual intercourse with Appellant, her karate teacher, on numerous occasions. After she reported the…