LaPierre v. State

OPINION

FACTS

In 1984, Richard LaPierre (Richard) and his wife, Maria LaPierre (Maria), allowed Maria’s granddaughter to come live with them. The child had been in and out of foster homes for approximately two years. In March 1986, the LaPierres adopted the little girl.

In June 1989, the marriage ended and Richard moved out of the residence. Within three weeks, the child (who was nearly nine years old at the time) told her uncle that Richard had been molesting her. Richard was initially charged with eleven counts of sexual assault with a minor under fourteen years of age. Counts I through X…