State of Iowa v. Aquiles Gonzalez Alvarado

HECHT, Justice.

A jury convicted Aquiles Alvarado of two counts of lascivious acts with a child because it concluded Alvarado inappropriately touched his granddaughter’s genitals over her clothing on more than one occasion. See Iowa Code § 709.8(1) (2013). 1 Alvarado contends the evidence does not support his convictions because he only touched his granddaughter over her clothing and a person does not “touch the pubes or genitals of a child” within the meaning of section 709.8(1) if they do not make skin-to-skin contact. ■ The district court and court of appeals both rejected Alvarado’s…