State v. Wilkerson

HALL, Justice:

Appeal from convictions of forcible sexual abuse 1 and forcible sodomy with a person under the age of fourteen. 2

The defendant is the paternal grandfather of the victim who was six years old when the alleged offenses occurred. Defendant lived with his wife in Duchesne, Utah, where he owned and operated a grocery store. The victim lives with her mother and stepfather in Maeser, Utah, but would often visit her natural father, who also lived in Duchesne, Utah. Sometime during the first part of April, 1978, the victim brought certain events to the attention of her mother, which…