State v. Kofron

Citations

• 2024 Ohio 3233

Syllabus

Judgment affirmed. When the detective said there was \something to\ the victim's allegations, the detective was not saying he had reached any conclusions but was simply prompted to investigate the matter. Detective's statement defendant was \apologetic\ during a recorded phone call was not testimony as to the ultimate issue where defendant did, in fact, apologize several times to the victim. The trial court's findings complied with R.C. 2929.14(C)(4)(b)'s \course of conduct\ finding by emphasizing defendant sexually abused his child repeatedly over an extended period. Finally, defendant's convictions were not against the manifest weight of the evidence because reasonable inexactitudes are allowed as to when sexual abuse involving children occurs.