State v. Pitman

The defendant, James Hardy1 Pitman, was charged by bill of information with molestation of a juvenile, in violation of La. R.S. 14:81.2(A)(1). Following a bench trial, the defendant was found guilty as charged. Thereafter, the defendant was sentenced to serve 45 years at hard labor, with the first 25 years to be served without the benefit of parole, probation or suspension of sentence. For the following reasons, we affirm.

FACTS

The defendant, James Pitman, and B.S.2 were married in 2002; they had a child, *492I.P., in 2005.3 The family lived together in a mobile home in Keithville, Louisiana,…