Bentley v. State

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

The defendant was convicted of three counts of child molestation and one count of aggravated sodomy. The defendant’s motion for new trial was denied and he now appeals. Held:

1. In his first enumeration of error, the defendant argues that the evidence was not sufficient to support the verdict. We do not agree. “The child molestation statute (formerly Code Ann. § 26-2019, now OCGA § 16-6-4) is violated when a person ‘does any immoral or indecent act to or in the presence of or with any child under the age of 14 years with the intent to arouse or satisfy the sexual…