State v. D.T.M.

D.T.M. moved to withdraw his Alford1 plea to first-degree child molestation after the victim recanted her allegations. The court denied the motion and *218sentenced him within the standard range to 51 months. He appeals, contending the court must grant a new trial when the only factual basis for the conviction arises out of the testimony of a witness who later recants. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.

On September 17, 1991, D.T.M.’s nine and one-half-year-old stepdaughter M.J. told a neighbor her stepfather had tried to rape her. The police and the Department of Social and Health…