State v. Eaton

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Allegrucci, J.:

The defendant, Lowell Thomas Eaton, appeals his convictions of one count of indecent liberties with a child (K.S.A. 21-3503) and one count of aggravated criminal sodomy (K.S.A. 21-3506). The State cross-appeals on a question reserved.

The victim in the case, B.M., was seven years old at the time the alleged acts occurred. B.M. lived with her grandmother. B.M.’s five-year-old brother, her teenaged aunt, and an uncle also lived with the grandmother. The defendant was a friend of B.M.’s grandmother and, at times, baby-sat with the children.…