Mejia v. United States

NEBEKER, Senior Judge:

This is an appeal from a misdemeanor sexual abuse conviction. After a bench trial, appellant was found guilty of one count of misdemeanor sexual abuse pursuant to D.C.Code § 22-3006. According to the government’s evidence, J.C. was staying with her aunt and uncle in 2001 while her grandmother was in El Salvador. At that time, J.C. was nine-years-old. She was on the couch coloring when appellant, her uncle, climbed on top of her and tried to remove her clothing. After she screamed, appellant got off of her and went into the kitchen. J.C. tried to call her grandfather from…