In the Interest of N.J.K. v. Juvenile Officer

This is an appeal from a Juvenile Court judgment sustaining the Juvenile Officer’s petition, which alleged that the juvenile, N.J.K., committed the delinquent act of child molestation in the first degree. The issue is whether there was sufficient evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the juvenile committed the delinquent act. We affirm.

Factual and Procedural Background

In early February 2002, N.J.K. (hereinafter, N.K.) was sixteen years old and living with his father and stepmother. On the evening of February 3rd, N.K. was at home with his stepmother, who was babysitting her two…