DESANTOS v. the STATE.

Ray, Judge.

After a jury convicted Jorge DeSantos of two counts of aggravated child molestation and one count of child molestation, DeSantos filed this appeal from the denial of his amended motion for new trial. He contends that the trial court erred by failing to excuse Juror No. 22 for cause and by allowing the State to ask improper questions of witnesses. For the reasons that follow, we reverse and remand the case for a new trial.

Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the jury's verdict, 1 the evidence shows that DeSantos befriended the victim, an 11-year-old boy, by giving him…