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----- ----- -- A ppe l l antTony Car r ol l w ast r i ed on f i ve cou nt s ofi nde ce ncyw i t h a chi l d. T h e j u ry fo u n d ap p e l l a n t g u i l ty o n co u n ts o n e , fo u r, an d fi v e . I n a s i n g l ep o i n t, a p p e lla n tc h a lle n g e st h e le g a l s u f f ic ie n c yo ft h ee v id e n c et o s u p p o rth is c o n v i c t i o n o n c o u n to n e . We a f f i r m.2

F o u r -y e a r -o ld M .C . a n d h e ry o u n g e rc o u s in S k y le rw e r ep la y in g a tt h e ir gr andm ot herD ebor ah’ s house one w eekend i n A pr i l 20 06 w hen D ebor ah d is c o v e r e d M .C . o n t o p o fS k y le r ’s n a k e d lo w e rh a lf . D e b o r a h ’s s ix -y e a r -o ld daug h ter, H eat her , had been w at chi ng, and she t ol d D ebor ah t hatM . C . w as ki ss i ng Sky l eron h erpr i vat es. D ebor ah as ke d M . C . i fs he had s ee n a nybo dy do t hi s ori fan yonehad done i tt o her . M . C . r epl i ed, “PapaT , ” a n i ck nam e s he us ed f orap pel l ant , w ho w ashe rgr and f at heran d De bo r ah ’ s ex- hus ban d. D ebo r ah ca l l ed t he pol i cean d M . C . ’ s f at her , T. J. W hen T . J. conf r onted appel l ant , appel l anti n i ti al l y deni ed t hathe had t o u c h e d M .C . b u tt h e n s a id t h a tM .C .’ sg r a n d m o t h e rD e L e n a h a d g iv e n h im som e m edi ci ne t o put on M . C . ’ s pr i vat es f ora ki dney i nf ect i on w hen he pi cked M . C. u p f r o m De L e n a ’ sh o u s e a n d t h a th eh a d r u b b e d t h em e d i c i n eo n M . C. T. J. t es t i f i ed t hathedi d no tk no w o fM . C . ne edi ng a ny k i nd ofoi nt m entor c r e a m a tt h e t im e a n d t h a tw h e n e v e rs h eh a d n e e d e d m e d ic in e , s h eh a d o n ly ta k e n m e d i c i n e o ra l l y . D eL ena t es t i f i ed t hat sh e had al w ays kno w n w hen eve r M . C . ha d ha d a ny m edi ca l co ndi t i on, an d t hats he cou l d notr ec al l a t i m e w hen M . C . neede d a ny o i n tm e n tsa p p l i e d to h e r g e n i ta l s .3

C h ild P r o t e c t iv e S e rv ic e sIn v e s t ig a t o rA v isC la r kc o n d u c t e d a f o r e n s ic i nt ervi ew w i t h M . C . dur i ng w hi ch M . C . tol d A vi s t hatw hi l e she w as st ayi ng at a p p e l l a n t’sh o u s e , a p p e l l a n t h a d “ s ti c k e d ”h i sfi n g e r i n s i d eh e r. Li censed pr of essi onal counsel orN or m a M cC art hy per f or m ed an ext ended asses sm enton M . C . D ur i ng on e oft hei rm eet i n g s, M . C . t ol d N or m a t hat appel l antt ook ou thi s “w i eni e, ” and puti t o n h erdr ess. M . C . expl ai ned t hat sh e w a s stan d i n g u p a s ap p e l l a n t sa t i n a ch a i r, an d “y e l l o w stu ff” ca m eo u t, spl ashi ng hi m . A ppel l antasked M . C . t o t ouch hi s “w i eni e” and she di d so t w i ce . M . C . t ol d N or m a t hatappel l antt ouc hed M . C . ’ s pr i vat esw i t h hi s han d m or e t han f i ve t i m es. Based on h erexper i ence and t r ai ni ng, N or m a bel i eved t hatap pel l antw asar ous i ng orgr at i f yi ng hi m se l fs exu al l y. A ppel l antadm i tt ed t o D ent on Co un ty She r i f f ’ s O f f i ce I nvest i gat orM i chael H e n d r ixt h a th e h a d m a s t u r b a t e d in f r o n to fM .C . a n d t h a ts h eh a d t o u c h e d h is p e n i s. A ppel l antsai d t hathe nevert ouch ed M . C . butt hatshe had a bl adder i nf ec t i on a nd t hatheput so m e sa l ve on he rge ni t al s t o he l p w i t h t he i nf ec t i on. P a u l a F o rna ra , a reg i ste red n u rse an d co o rdina to r f o r D e n to n C o u n ty s e x u a l a s s a u ltn u r s e e x a m in e r s , t e s t if ie d t h a tb la d d e rin f e c t io n sa r eu s u a lly t r eat ed w i t h or al ant i bi ot i cs or , i n sever e cases, I V s, butn o t w i t h t opi cal oi nt m ent s.2 ... Ja cks o nv. V ir ginia , 443 U. S. 307, 319, 99 S . C t . 2781 , 2789 (1 9 7 9 ); Ho op er v. S tate , 2 1 4S .W .3 d 9 , 1 3 (T e x . C ri m . A p p . 2 0 0 7 ). 4 Appe l l a ntt ol d Rob e rtHar de n t ha tw hi l eM . C. w a sa ta pp e l l a nt ’ shouse dur i ng s pr i ng br eak, he gave her a bat h and not i ced t hat her geni t al s w er e r ed so he i nsert ed hi s t hum b i nsi de t o i n spectherf orbl i st er s. A ppel l antdeni ed a p p l y i n g a n yo i n t m e n to rs a l v e . Ro b e rtt e s t i f i e d t h a theas k e d ap p e l l a n ti fM . C. w as t el l i ng t he t r ut h abou tt h e al l egat i ons and app el l antsai d t hatshe w as t el l i ng t he t r ut h. Then ap p e l l a n t a dm i tt ed t hathe had m ast ur bat ed i n her pr esence and t hatshe had t ouch ed hi s peni s. U si ng a dol l , M . C . , w ho w as si x at t he t i m e of t r i al , dem ons t r at ed f ort he j ury how appel l anthad t ouch ed herbet w een herl egs. O n ap p e a l , a p p e l l a n t ch a l l e n g e s th el e g a l su ffi c i e n c yo f t h eev i d e n c e to s u p p o rt t h e ju ry ’sfi n d i n g th a t h ee n g a g e d i n s e x u a l c o n ta c t b yto u c h i n g M .C .’s geni t al s. I n r e v i e w i n g l e g a l s u f f i c i e n c y , w ec o n s i d e ra l l t h ee v i d e n c ei n t h el i ght m os tf avo r abl e t o t he ver di ctan d de t er m i ne w het hera r at i ona l j ur or , ba se d on t he evi den cean d r ea so nab l e i nf er enc es su pport ed by t he evi den ce , co ul d ha ve fo u n d the es se n ti a l elem e n ts o f t h ecri m eb e y o n d a re a so n a b l ed o u b t. 2 A pe r so n c om m i t s t he of f ens e o fi nde ce ncyw i t h a chi l d i f , w i t h t he i nt ent t o ar ouse orgr at i f y hi s sexual d esi r e, he t ouch es any partofa chi l d’ s geni t al s,3 ... SeeT e x . P e n a l C o d e A n n . § 2 1 .1 1 (V e rn o n 2 0 0 3 ). 5 eve n t hr ough cl ot hi ng, w hen t he chi l d i s youn gert han seve nt ee n year s and not t he per son’ s spouse. 3 A ppe l l antar gue s t hatt he evi den cei s l ega l l y i ns uf f i ci entt o s upportt he ver di ctbecause t he evi dence does not show t hathe t ouch ed M . C . ’ s geni t al s. W e di sagr ee. M . C . t ol d A vi s t ha t ap pe l l an t “sti ck ed ” hi s f i ng er i ns i de he r . N o rm a t est i f i ed t hatM . C . t ol d her t hat appel l ant had t ouch ed her pr i vat es m or e t han f i ve t i m es. M . C . dem onst r at ed t o t he j ur y how appel l anthad t ouch ed her b e t w e e n t h e le g s . M .C .’ sf a t h e r , T .J ., t e s t if ie d t h a ta p p e lla n ta d m itt e d t o h im t hatappel l anthad appl i ed m edi ci ne t o M . C . ’ s pr i vat es. T. J. al so t est i f i ed t hat app el l antt ol d hi m t hatD eL enaha d sen toi nt m entw i t h M . C . w i t h i ns t r uct i ons t o put i ton M . C . ’ s pr i vat es f ora ki dney i nf ect i on. N ur se For nar a t est i f i ed t hat t he t r eat m entf orb l adderi nf ect i ons i s usual l y or al ant i bi ot i cs, nott opi cal sal ves oroi nt m ent s. T. J. t est i f i ed t hathe di d not know ofM . C . needi ng anyt opi cal oi nt m ent s att he t i m e and coul d onl y r ec al l M . C . t ak i ng or alm edi ci nes . DeLen a t es t i f i ed t hats he w asve ry i nvol ved w i t h M . C . ’ s day - t o- dayl i f e, ha d al w ays know n herm edi cal condi t i on s, an d had nev erknow n M . C . t o have a bl adder i nf ec t i on, a ur i nary t r ac ti nf ec t i on, oran y c ondi t i on r equ i r i ng t hats al ve or6

oi nt m entbeap pl i ed to herge ni t al s. Robe rtH ar den t es t i f i ed t hatap pel l ant adm i tt ed t o hi m t hatM . C . w ast el l i ng t he t r ut h w hen s he sa i d t hatap pel l ant had t ouc hed he rge ni t al s, an d a ppe l l antad m i tt ed t hat he had i ns ert ed hi s t hum b i nt o M . C . ’ s vagi na w hi l e denyi ng t hathe had app l i ed l ot i on t o hergeni t al s. W e h o l d th a t th e a b o v ee v i d e n c ei sl e g a l l ys u fficie n tt o s u p p o rt a p p e l l a n t’s c o n v i c ti o n a s c h a rg e d i n c o u n t o n eo f th ei n d i c tm e n t. T h e re fo re , w e o v e rr u l e ap p e l l a n t’ s s o l e p o i n t an d affi rm the tr i a l co u rt ’s j u d g m e n t.

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PA N EL: CA YC E, C. J. ; D A U PH I N O T and G A RD N ER, JJ. DO NO T P UBLI SH Tex. R. A pp. P. 47. 2( b) DEL I VERE D: M a r c h 19, 2009