State v. Fannin

Citations

• 2021 Ohio 2462

Syllabus

The trial court did not err by admitting other-acts evidence that appellant had previously sexually abused his daughter when she was a child. The evidence was properly admissible to show intent and absence of mistake to rebut his denials that he would ever commit a sexual act with a child. Following review of the record, appellant's convictions for rape and gross sexual imposition were supported by sufficient evidence and were not against the manifest weight of the evidence. The child victim was properly permitted to testify about the multiple instances of sexual abuse perpetrated by the appellant and the state's expert witness did not improperly bolster the victim's testimony.