State v. T.J.M.

Defendant, T.J.M., was convicted of two counts of second-degree sexual assault and one count of second-degree endangering the welfare of a child based on events involving his girlfriend’s daughter. The Appellate Division affirmed defendant’s conviction and sentence, but a dissent brings several issues before this Court in an appeal as of right. We now affirm defendant’s conviction.

I

The following summary provides background to the issues raised by the dissent. The facts summarized were presented during defendant’s trial.

At the time of the events that led to the charges, defendant lived with…