Cabrera v. State

Appellant, Bernardino Cabrera, appeals his judgment and sentence for sexual battery on a child under twelve years of age. We affirm, but we write only to address whether the trial court erred by admitting the child hearsay statements contained in the Child Protective Team (“CPT”) video.

Facts

Appellant was charged with sexual battery on a child under twelve years of age based on acts he allegedly committed against P.C. between August 2012 and June 2013. The State filed a notice of its intent to introduce the child hearsay statements P.C. had made about the alleged sexual battery during a…