Wand v. State

Beasley, Judge.

Convicted of child molestation (OCGA § 16-6-4 (a)) and giving a false name (OCGA § 16-10-25), Jeffrey Wand appeals the molestation conviction on two grounds: insufficient evidence and error in disallowing cross-examination of the victim’s mother about prior allegations of sexual abuse against the victim. Beyond the general grounds, the issues are (a) whether previous molestation accusations (whether true or false) are admissible in a child molestation case to explain the victim’s lack of a hymen or to attack the mother’s credibility, and (b) whether Wand’s failure to proffer…