Warner v. State

Wendell L. Griffen, Judge.

Clifton Robert Warner ap-udge. for rape. He argues that the trial court erred in allowing testimony regarding a hearsay statement that the victim made and erred in determining that the victim, who was seven years old at the time of the trial, was competent to testify. We disagree and affirm.

Appellant is not related to the victim but was living with the victim’s family at the time the alleged abuse occurred. The victim, K.P., who was then five years old, alleged that appellant touched her on the inside of her “pee pee” with his finger. K.P. initially confided in her…