Commonwealth v. Bradford

Opinion by

Ervin, J.,

The appellant was convicted of statutory rape, incestuous adultery, indecent assault, and corrupting the morals of a minor. He was sentenced on the statutory rape charge. The victim in each case was his stepdaughter, Mildred.

Mildred testified that her stepfather began to fondle her sexually when she was six or seven years old, and that he began having sexual relations with her when she was ten or eleven years old, and that a child was born to her April 28, 1962 when she was thirteen years of age.

Appellant argues that the court below erroneously charged the jury that the…