Rippey v. State

Memorandum Decision

PEARCE, Judge:

T1 Stephen Rippey appeals from the district court's order dismissing his petition for post-conviction relief. We affirm.

1 2 In July 2008, ten-year-old S.B. reported to her mother that Rippey had sexually abused her at least ten times-and possibly as many as thirty times-over the previous three years. When S.B.'s mother confronted Rippey about the abuse, he immediately admitted to touching S.B. sexually as well as sexually abusing her with a spatula. Rippey also admitted the sexual abuse to the doctor who performed his post-arrest psychosexual evaluation.

T3 The…