State v. Harris

Citations

• 2020 Ohio 1497

Syllabus

Gross sexual imposition R.C. 2907.05(A)(4) sexual contact chest erogenous zone sufficient evidence manifest weight corroborating testimony physical evidence inconsistent testimony. The state presented evidence of sexual contact, namely that the appellant touched the victim's erogenous zone, sufficient to support a conviction for gross sexual imposition in violation of R.C. 2907.05(A)(4) where the young victim testified that the appellantlicked her chest. The convictions are also not against the manifest weight of the evidence where the victim testified that the appellant licked her chest and he placed his hands under her pants and on her \private parts.\ The lack of corroboration or physicalevidence, and the alleged inconsistencies, did not require reversal. The factfinder did not lose his way and create a manifest miscarriage of justice such that a new trial should be ordered.