State v. Stacy

NEELY, Justice:

Elmer Stacy was convicted by a jury on 25 July 1986, of first-degree sexual abuse for sexual contact with a five-year-old girl. Defendant is a twenty-eight-year-old of limited intelligence 1 who was invited to live in the home by the victim’s parents. The state relied almost exclusively on the victim’s testimony that defendant touched her between the legs (through clothing), touched her “titties,” and tried to kiss her. The state’s evidence included the testimony of the victim’s parents that their daughter told them defendant touched her in this manner and the testimony of a…