Casey v. State

Judge Harold R. Banke.

Leo Casey was convicted of child molestation. In his sole enumeration of error, he challenges the sufficiency of the evidence of venue.

This case arose after Casey moved in with the victim’s mother, ostensibly to protect her from her ex-husband. The victim, a 14-year-old intellectually disabled girl, testified that while she, her mother, her brother, and Casey were living in a house by a church, Casey touched her private areas on her top and bottom and had sex with her more than once. She also testified that Casey threatened to kill her family and kidnap her if she told…