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. App. P. 47. 4. 

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--- --- --- --- A j uryco nv i ct ed Appel l antC l aude G eor ge Bai l eyofsi xco unt s o faggr av at ed sexual assau l tofa chi l d un der f ourt een y ears o f a g e and one coun tofi nde cency w it h a c h il d , a n d t h e tri a l c o u rt s e n te n c e d h im to l if e i m p ris o n m e n t o n e a c h c o u n t. Ap p e l l antbr i ngs t hi rt een poi nt s c hal l engi ng th e s u ffic ie n c yo f th e e v id e n c e to s u p p o rt t he j ury ’ s v er di ct s as t o al l count s. Because we hol d t hatt he ev i dence i s s uff i ci ent2

t o s up po rtApp el l an t ’ s s i xc on v i c t i on s f ora gg r av at ed s ex ual as s au l to fa c hi l d, we aff i r m t he t ri al co urt ’ s j udgm ent s o n t hose count s. Becaus e we hol d t hatt he e v id e n c e s u p p o rt in g A p p e lla n t’s c o n v ic tio n fo r in d e c e n c yw ith a c h ild b yc o n ta c t is t he s am e as t hatsu pport i ng one of t he aggr av at ed s ex ual as saul tco nv i ct i ons based on di gi t al penet r at i on, we r ev er se t he t r i al co urt ’ s j udgm enton t he s ev ent h c ount , se t asi de t he i ndece ncywi t h a c hi l d c onv i ct i on and sent ence, and ent era j udgm entof a c q u itta l o n th a t c o u n t. 

### Brief Fac ts A t the t i m e o f h i s a rres t, A p p e l l a n t w a s m a rried t o A m p a ro B a i l e y. A m p a ro had c hi l dr en f r om previ o u s r el at i onshi ps, i ncl udi ng herdaught er , C
. S. , t he c o m p la in a n t, w h o w a s th irte e n ye a rs o ld a t t h e ti m e o f A p p e ll a n t’ s a rre s t. Att r i al , A m par o t est i f i ed t haton M ar ch 28, 2008, C
. S. and Appel l antbr ought her di nne rt o he r at wo r k, and A ppe l l ant ur ged A m paro t o com e ho m e ea r l ybeca use s h e lo o k e d tire d . A fte r th e y le ft a n d s h e a te d in n e r, A m p a ro d e c id e d th a t s h e w o u ld go hom e e a r l y . W h e n s h e a r r i v e d h o m e , t h e h o m e wa s d a r k
. Sh e t u r n e d o n t he lig h ts a n d th e n h e a rd C .S . ru n to th e b a th ro o m . A m p a ro lo o k e d in th e c h ild re n ’s bedr oom and saw Appel l antst andi ng byt he wi ndow. Appel l antt ol d hert hathe was lo o k in g o u t t h e w in d o w fo r h e r. A m p a ro te s ti fi e d th a t a fte r s h e tu rn e d o n th e l ig h t, she saw a bul ge i n A p p e l l ant ’ s p ant s, “ hi s z i pperwas hal fwayzi pped, and he was s w e a ti n g l ike c ra z y.”2
... S e eT yle r v. S ta te , 950 S. W
. 2d 787, 789 ( T ex . App. — Fort W ort h 1997, no pet . ) ( poi nt i ng outt he anat om i cal l yco r r ectus age oft he wor d vagi na ). 3 She spok e w i t h C
. S. , w ho st at ed t hatAppel l anthad been t ry i ng t o hav e s ex wi t h her
. Am par o t ol d Appel l antt o l eav e and t hen cal l ed t he pol i ce. C
. S. was t aken t o C ook C hi l dr en’ s Hospi t al , wher e s he unde rwenta s ex ual as saul tex am i nat i on. A t t ri a l , C
. S
. t e sti f i e d t h a t A p p e l l a n t h a d f i rst t o u ch e d h e r “v a g i n a [s ic]” w i t h 2 hi s t ong ue w hen she w as ei t her t en or el even y ears ol d. S he st at ed t hatt hi s cond uct happened agai n when s he was e l e ven o rtwel v e y ear s o l d, and agai n when s he r et ur ned aft erl i v i ng wi t h herf at heri n F l o ri d a partoft he s um m erand f al l ofei t her 2006 or2007. She al so st at ed t hatAppel l anthad st uckhi s f i nger s i nsi de herv agi na, th a t o n o n e o c c a s io n , h e h a d c a u s e d h is p e n is to m a k e c o n ta c t w it h a n d p e n e tra te t he l abi a ofhergeni t al s whi l e t ry i ng t o penet r at e herv agi na, and t hathe t r i ed t o do t hi s o n ot heroc cas i ons. I n r espon se t o bot h di r ectand cr oss - ex am i n a t i o n , sh e ex pl ai ned whathad occ ur r ed i n eac h oft he s ev er al di ff er entpl aces sh e had l i v ed wi t h Appel l ant , herm ot her , and hersi st er s. She em phasi zed t he f actt hatt he s ex ual abuse had occ ur r ed m anyt i m es. W hen as ked i fa n yt h i n g had com e outof Appel l ant ’ s p eni s, sh e s ai d t hatso m e t h i ng whi t e had com e outand had gott en on h e rl e g s b u tn o to n t h e n i g h to n w h i c h h e rmo t h e rd i s c o v e r e d t h e m. C
. S. al so adm i t t ed t hatsh e had got t en i n t r oubl e atsc hool notl ong bef or e s he l eftf orFl or i da t o be wi t h herf at herand t hatsh e had got t en i n t r oubl e i n Fl or i da.3
... B ro o ksv. S ta te , N o . P D -0 2 1 0 -0 9 , 2 0 1 0 W L 3 8 9 4 6 1 3 , a t *1 4 (T e x. C rim
.

A p p . O c t. 6 , 2 0 1 0 ). 4 T he se ni or f or ensi c ana l y stf ort he T ar r antC oun tyM edi cal E x am i ner’ s O ff i ce condu ct ed t est s o n i t em s col l ect ed byt he pol i ce f r om Appel l ant ’ s h om e and on t he swabs t aken i n C
. S. ’ s s ex ual as saul tex am i nat i on. None oft he s am pl es f r om t he sex ual as saul tex am i nat i on t est ed pos i t i v e f or t he pr esenc e of sem en. The bl anket col l ect ed byt he pol i ce f r om t he chi l dr en’ s bedr oom , howev er , di d t estpos i t i v e f ort he pr esenc e ofse m en. Appel l antdoes notch al l enge t he s ex ual off endernot i ce. St andard ofR ev i ew Af t ert he part i es br i ef ed t hi s c ase on appe al , t he T ex as C ourtofC r i m i nal Appeal s h el d “ t hatt her e i s n o m eani ngf ul d i st i nct i on between a C le wis f act ua l - s u ff i c i e n cys t a n d a rd and a Jacks on v. Vir gi ni a l egal - suff i ci encyst andar d“and t hat t he Ja cks o nv. V irg in ias t andar d i s t he onl yst andar d t hata r ev i ewi ng c o u rt s h o u ld a p p ly in d e te rm in in g w h e th e r th e e vid e n c e is s u ffi c ie n t t o s u p p o rt e a c h e le m e n t o f a c rim in a l o ffe n s e th a t t h e S ta te i s re q u ire d to p ro ve b e y o n d a rea s o n a b l e d o u b t. A l l o the r ca s e s t o t h e co n tr a ry, i ncl udi ng C le wis , ar e ov er r ul ed. 3 A c c o rd in g ly, w e a p p ly th e s a m e s ta n d a rd o f re v ie w to a ll o f A p p e ll a n t’s s u ffi c ie n c y c o m p la in ts . In re v ie w in g th e s u ffi c ie n c y o f t h e e vid e n c e to s u p p o rt a conv i ct i on, we v i ew al l oft he ev i dence i n t he l i ghtm ostf av or abl e t o t he pr osec ut i on4
... Ja cks o nv. V irg in ia , 4 4 3 U .S
. 3 0 7 , 3 1 9 , 9 9 S
. C t. 2 7 8 1 , 2 7 8 9 (19 7 9 ); C layto nv. S ta te , 2 3 5 S .W .3d 7 7 2 , 7 7 8 (T e x. C ri m . A p p . 2 0 0 7 ).

5
... Jacks on , 4 4 3 U .S . a t 3 1 9 , 9 9 S . C t. a t 2 7 8 9 ; C l ayton , 235 S
. W
. 3d at778. 6
... See T e x. C o d e C rim . P ro c . A n n . a rt. 3 8 .0 4 (V e rn o n 1 9 7 9 ); B ro wnv. S ta te , 2 7 0 S .W .3 d 5 6 4 , 5 6 8 (T e x. C rim . A p p . 2 0 0 8 ), cert. denied, 1 2 9 S
. C t. 2 0 7 5 (20 0 9 ).

7
... D e wb e rry

v. S ta te , 4 S .W .3 d 7 3 5 , 7 4 0 (T e x. C rim . A p p . 1 9 9 9 ), cert. denied, 5 2 9 U .S
. 1 1 3 1 (20 0 0 ).

8
... H o op e r v. S ta te , 2 1 4 S .W .3d 9 , 1 6 – 1 7 (T e x. C ri m . A p p . 2 0 0 7 ). 9
... Jacks on , 4 4 3 U .S
. a t 3 2 6 , 9 9 S . C t. a t 2 7 9 3 ; C l ayton , 235 S. W
. 3d at778. 5 i n or dert o det er m i ne whet heranyr at i onal t r i eroff actco ul d hav e f ound t he es sent i al e le m e n ts o f t h e c rim e b e yo n d a re a s o n a b le d o u b t. 4 T h i s sta n d a rd g i ve s f u l l p l a y t o the re s p o n s i b i l i ty o f the tr i e r o f fac t to re s o l ve conf l i ct s i n t he t est i m ony , t o w ei gh t he ev i dence , and t o dr aw r eason abl e i nf er ences f r om basi c f act s t o u l t i m at e f act s. The t r i eroff acti s t he s ol e j udge oft he wei ght 5 and c r edi bi l i tyoft he ev i dence
. Thus, when perf or m i ng a suff i ci encyr ev i ew, we m ay 6 notr e- ev al uat e t he wei ghtand cr edi bi l i tyo ft he ev i dence and subs t i t ut e ourj udgm ent for tha t o f the f a c tf i n d e r. I nst ead, we “ det er m i ne whet hert he nec ess aryi nf er ences 7 ar e r easo nab l e base d upo n t he com bi ned a nd cum ul at i v e f or ce ofal l t he e v i den ce w h e n vie w e d i n th e l ig h t m o s t f a vo ra b le to th e ve rd ict.” W e m ustpr esum e t hatt he 8 f a ctf i n d e r r esol v ed anyco nf l i ct i ng i nf er ences i n f av oroft he pr osec ut i on and def er t o t hatr esol ut i on. 9 T he s uff i ci encyoft he ev i dence sh oul d be m e a su red byt he el em ent s o ft he off ense as def i n e d byt he hy pot het i cal l yco r r ectj urych ar ge f ort he c ase, nott he10
... Ha rd y v. S ta te , 2 8 1 S .W .3d 4 1 4 , 4 2 1 (T e x. C ri m . A p p . 2 0 0 9 ); Mali k v. S ta te , 9 5 3 S .W .2d 2 3 4 , 2 4 0 (T e x. C ri m . A p p . 1 9 9 7 ).

11
... G o ll ih a r v. S ta te , 4 6 S .W .3 d 2 4 3 , 2 5 3 ( T e x. C rim . A p p . 2 0 0 1 ); Ma li k , 953 S. W
. 2d at240.

12
... H u ffm a nv. S ta te , 267 S. W
. 3d 902, 9 0 6 (T ex . C r i m . App. 2008) ( di sc uss i ng V

ick v. S ta te , 9 9 1 S .W .2d 8 3 0 , 8 3 2 (T e x. C ri m . A p p . 1 9 9 9 )). 6 char ge ac t ual l ygi v en. S u c h a c h a rg e i s o n e tha t a c c u ra tely s e ts o u t the l a w , is 10 aut hor i zed byt he i ndi ct m ent , does notunnecess ar i l yr est r i ctt he S t at e’ s t heor i es of l i abi l i ty , and adequat el ydes cr i bes t he part i cul aroff ense f orwhi ch t he def endantwas t r i ed. 11 An a ly s is T he St at e c andi dl yadm i t s t hats e xoff enses ar e nat ur e- of - condu ctcr i m es r at hert han r esul t - of - condu ctcr i m es and t hat t h e y t her ef or e r equi r e pr oofoft he a d d it io n a l e le m e n t o f “m a n n e r a n d m e a n s .” C onse que nt l y , a s t he S t at e expl ai ns, 12

“ I n t hi s c ase, eac h of t he i ndi ct m ent ’ s sev en count s al l eged a spec i f i c m annerand m e a n s . . . [ tha t] a re t h u s n e c e s s a ry ele m e n ts o f the h yp o th e ti c a l l y co rrec t j u ry c h a rg e s [H C J C s in ta b le b e lo w ] to b e u s e d b yt h is C o u rtin e v a lu a tin g th e a p p e lla n t’s suff i ci encych al l enges . ” The S t at e has p rovi ded a hel pf ul t abl e s um m ar i zi ng t he el em ent s o f each count i twas r equi r ed t o pr ov e. W e dupl i cat e and i ncor por at e t hat t abl e her e: Elem entsComm on To All Aggravated Sexual Assaul t HCJCs (1 ) Thea p p e l l a n t, ( 2) int en t ion all y ork no wing ly, (3) caus ed,7 . . .

. . . (6) a nd C.S . was youn ger tha n 1 4 yearsof age a nd (7) was not the app el la nt’ s s pou se. Ele mentsU niqu e To Ea ch AggravatedS exu al Assa ult H CJ C Type of Cond

uct Ca use d On or A bout Co un t 1 : (4) C .S.’ s s ex ual organ to con tact app el la nt’ s s ex ual organ (5) 0 3-28 -08 Co un t 2 : (4) C .S.’ s s ex ual organ to con tact app el la nt’ s mou th (5) 1 2-30 -07 Co un t 3: (4) p enetrati on of C.S’ s s ex ual organ us in g app el la nt’ s finger (5) 0 1-01 -06 Co un t 4: (4) C .S’ s s ex ual organ to con tact app el la nt’ s s ex ual organ (5) 1 2-01 -07 Co un t 5: (4) C .S.’ s s ex ual organ to con tact app el la nt’ s mou th (5) 0 1-01 -06 Co un t 6: (4) p enetrati on of C.S.’ s s ex ual organ us in g app el la nt’ s finger (5) 0 1-01 -07 HCJCE lemen ts fo r C oun t 7: Ind ece ncy (1 ) th ea p p e l l a n t (5 ) w i th C .S ., (2) w ith thei nten t to gratify hi s s ex ual de si re (6) bytou chi ng C.S .’ssex ual organ , (3) e ngaged, (7) o n o r ab out M arch 15 , 20 08, and ( 4 ) i n s ex u a l co n t a ct , ( 8 ) C
. S
. wa su n d e r1 7ye a rsof a ge C
. S
. t est i f i ed t hatshe was y oun ger t han f ourt een y ears ol d att he t i m e oft hese i nci dent s a nd t hatsh e was notAppel l ant ’ s s pouse . She al so t est i f i ed t hatshe l i v ed wi t h herf at heri n Fl or i da ei t heri n t he s um m er and part of t he f al l i n 2006 ordur i ng t he s am e per i od i n 2007. The S t at e ex pl ai ns t hatatt r i al , i tat t em pt ed t o di v i de t he of f ense s i nt o t he p r e- F l or i da o ff ense s and t he p ost - F l or i da o ff ense s. O r al - G eni t al C ont act T he s econd and f i ft h c ount s o f t he i ndi ct m ent al l ege or al - geni t al cont act ; t hat is , th e ya lle g e th a t A p p e lla n t c o m m itte d a g g ra v a te d s e x u a l a s s a u lt b yc a u s in g C .S .’s f em al e s ex ual or gan t o c ont acthi s m o u t h o n o raboutD ecem ber30, 2007, and Janu ary1, 200 6, r espe ct i v el y . A ppe l l ant chal l eng es t he su ff i ci ency oft he e v i den ce13
... S le d g ev. S ta te , 9 5 3 S .W .2d 2 5 3 , 2 5 5 , 2 5 9 (T e x. C ri m . A p p . 1 9 9 7 ). 14
... Id. at255. 15
... T e x. C o d e C rim . P ro c . A n n . a rt. 2 1 .0 2 (6 ) (V e rn o n 2 0 0 9 ); s e e a lsoid
. a rt. 12. 01( 1) ( B) (V er non 200 5) ( pr ov i di ng t hatt her e i s n o l i m i t at i on on off enses of aggr av at ed s ex ual as saul tofa c hi l d under f ourt een y ear s ofage) ; T ex . Penal C ode A n n . 2 2 .02 1 (a )(1)(B ), (2)(B ) ( V e rn o n S u p p . 2 0 1 0 ) ( p ro vi d i n g e l e m e n ts o f o ff e n s e ). 8 t o s upporthi s c onv i ct i ons undert hese coun t s i n hi s f i r stf ourpoi nt s. Speci f i cal l y , he c o n te n d s th a t th e re c o rd d o e s n o t re m o v e re a s o n a b le d o u b t a n d th a t it c o n ta in s o n ly v a g u e a n d s o m e tim e s c o n tr a d ic to rya lle g a tio n s . H e re lie s o n c o n flic ts w ith in C .S .’s t est i m onyaboutwhen t he s ex ual as saul t s b ega n a n d h eradm i ss i on t hatsh e has conf used som e oft he i nci dent s. He al so cont ends t hatshe of f er ed no spec i f i cs or det ai l s a nd t hathert est i m onyl ack s c or r obor at i on. T he St at e c onced es t h a tC
. S. di d nott est i fyt hatt he aggr av at ed s ex ual ass aul t s al l eged i n C ountT wo and C ountF i v e happe ned on a s peci f i c d at e. Butt he St at e i s n otr equi r ed t o pr ov e t he spec i f i c dat e when t he i ndi ct m ental l eges an “ on orabout ” dat e. The l aw cl ear l yper m i t s t he St at e t o al l ege t hatan o ff ense occ ur r ed 13 on orabouta s peci f i c d at e. T he pr oof i s suff i ci ent i f i t pr ov es t he off ense occ ur r ed 14 o n a d a te a n teri o r t o t h e p re s e n tm e n t o f the i n d i c tm e n t b u t w i thin th e sta tuto ry l i m i t at i ons per i od. A s th is c o u rt h a s p re vio u s ly e xp la in e d , 15 T hi s g r eatl at i t ude gi v en t o t he St at e has a r at i onal bas i s when t he v i ct i m i s a y oung c hi l d. A y oung chi l d m ay m ake no out cryf orse v er al m o n th s o r e v e n ye a rs . W h e n o u tc ryis fin a lly m a d e , th e c h ild o fte n is unabl e t o es t abl i sh a s peci f i c d at e oft he off ense butm ustpi npoi ntt he16
... S le d g ev. S ta te , 9 0 3 S
. W
. 2 d 10 5 , 1 0 7 (T e x. A p p .— F o rt W o rth 1 9 9 5 ), a f f’d, 9 5 3 S .W .2d 2 5 3 (T e x. C ri m . A p p . 1 9 9 7 ).

17
... T e x. C o d e C rim . P ro c . A n n . a rt. 3 8 .0 7 (a ), (b )(1 ) (V e rn o n 2 0 0 5 ); G ar ci a v. S ta te , 5 6 3 S .W .2d 9 2 5 , 9 2 8 (T e x. C ri m . A p p . [P a n e l O p .] 1 9 7 8 ). 9 ev entbydes cr i b i n g i ti n t er m s o fsi gni f i canthol i day s, a pa rt i cul ar re s id e n c e , o r th e c irc u m s ta n c e s o f t h e o ffe n s e i ts e lf
. 16 As A ppel l antco ncede s, a c hi l d c om pl ai nant ’ s t est i m onyst andi ng al one c an be suff i ci entt o s upportan a ggr av at ed s ex ual as saul tco nv i ct i on. 17 C
. S. t est i f i ed t hatwhen s he was t en orel ev en y ear s ol d and t he f am i l yl i v ed i n a t r ai l erhom e i n FortW ort h, Appel l ant“ at e [ her] up. ” C
. S. ex pl a i n e d thathe tou c h e d “[ h e r] va g i n a [ s i c ]
. . . [ w ]i th h i s to n g u e ” an d t h a t h i s t o n g u e w e n t i n s i d e h e r. Am par o had al r eadyt est i f i ed t hatt he f am i l y h a d l i v ed i n a m obi l e hom e i n T ar r ant C o u n ty. C
. S. t est i f i ed t hatt he f a m i l ym ov ed f r om t he t r ai l erhom e t o a h ouse on H i l l dal e i n FortW ort h, T ex as, when s he was el ev en ortwel v e y ear s o l d and t hat Appel l ant“ t r i ed t o do t he sam e t hi ng[— ]
. . . eat[ her] ” m or e t han onc e. Am par o had al r ead yt est i f i ed t hatt he h ouse wa s i n F ortW ort h, T ar r antC oun ty , T exas. C. S. l i v e d w i t h h e rf a m i l yo n Hi l l d a l e Roa d b e f o r e s h e m o v e d t o F l o r i d a . C. S. t e sti f i ed t hataft ersh e r et ur ned f r om Fl or i da and was aga i n l i v i ng wi t h herm ot her a n d A p p e l l a n t i n a n a p a rt m e n t, A p p e l l a n t “t ri e d t o d o [ the ] s a m e th i n g h e d i d b e fore [ she] l eft , t r [ i ed] t o st i ck hi s t ongue on [ her] v agi na [ si c] ” agai n. Am par o had al r eady10

t est i f i ed t hatt he f am i l yl i v ed i n t he O akwood Vi l l age Ap a rt m ent s i n H ur st , T ar r ant C ounty , aft erl eav i ng t he Hi l l dal e hous e. Accor di ngl y , v i e wi n g a l l o ft h e e v i d e n c e i n t h e l i g h tm o s tf a v o r a b l e t o t he pr osec ut i on, we hol d t hatt he ev i dence i s s uff i ci entt o s upportAppel l ant ’ s c onv i ct i ons on t hese two coun t s. W e over r ul e A ppe l l ant ’ s f i r stf our poi nt s. G eni t al –G eni t al C ont act I n hi s e l ev ent h and t wel ft h poi nt s, Appel l antch al l enges t he s uff i ci encyoft he ev i dence ofgeni t al –geni t al cont actchar ged i n t he i ndi ct m ent ’ s f ourt h c ount , al l eged t o h a v e o c c u r r e d o n o r a b o u t Dec e m b e r 1 , 2 0 0 7 . I n h i s t h i rt e e n t h p o i nt , he chal l enges t he su f f i ci encyoft he ev i dence ofgeni t al - geni t al co nt actal l eged i n t he f i r stco untt o hav e oc cur r ed on oraboutM ar ch 28, 2008. Agai n, he c om pl ai ns t hat t he ev i dence l ack s spe ci f i ci tyand cor r obor at i on byphy si cal ev i dence and t hatt he ev i dence i s c onf l i ct i ng. C
. S. t est i f i ed t hatAppel l antpenet r at ed herl abi a wi t h h i s peni s a tt he t r ai l er hom e aft ert he f i r stt i m e he t ouche d herf em al e s ex ual or gan wi t h hi s t ongue. She al so t est i f i ed t hathe l at er“ t r i ed t o st i c kh i s pen i s i n [ her] v agi na” m or e t han once w h e n th e y li ve d a t th e H il ld a le h o u s e , b o th b e fo re a n d a fte r s h e live d in F lo rid a . In re s p o n s e to A p p e lla n t’s c o n te n tio n th a t C .S . te s tifie d th a t h e “tr ie d ” to p u t h is p e n is in h e r v a g in a b u t n o t th a t h e s u c c e e d e d , w e n o te t h a t th e o ffe n s e o f s e x u a l a s s a u lt18
... S te a dm a n v. S ta te , 2 8 0 S .W .3d 2 4 2 , 2 4 7 – 4 8 (T e x. C ri m . A p p . 2 0 0 9 );

K a rn e sv. S ta te , 8 7 3 S .W .2d 9 2 , 9 6 (T e x. A p p .— D a l l a s 1 9 9 4 , n o p e t. ). 11 no l ong erre q ui r es pe net r at i on o ft he vagi na, m er el yt he se x ual or gan , wh i ch i ncl udes t he v ul v a and l abi a. 18 C
. S. t est i f i ed t hati n M ar ch 2008, w hen s he and Appel l antwer e al one i n t he O a kw o o d V illa g e A p a rt m e n ts , h e to o ko ff h e r c lo th e s a n d trie d to s tic kh is “a re a ” in her “ ar ea. ” Sh e expl ai ned t hathi s “ ar ea” was use d t o m ake b abi es an d use t he rest ro o m a n d h e r “ a re a ” w a s f o r u s in g th e re s tr o o m a n d c la rifie d th a t h is “a re a ” w a s h is peni s a nd hers was her“ v agi na. ” She t est i f i ed t hatAppel l ant ’ s p eni s p enet r at ed her l abi a. On c r o s s - e x a m i n a t i o n , C. S. t e s t i f i e d t h a ts h e r em em be r e d t e l l i n g t h e CPS i n tervi e w e r t h a t A p p e l l a n t “w o u l d t ry t o sti c ki t i n a n d h e w o u l d t h i n ki t w a s [ h e r] pr i v at e area, buti twa s r eal l y[ her] l eg b ecau se he wa s d u m b [. ]” C .S. al so r em em ber ed t el l i ng t he CP S i nt erv i ewert hat“ he nev err eal l ydi d i tt o [ her] as f aras h is p e n is c o n ta c tin g [h e r] va g in a o r p e n e tr a t in g [h e r] va g in a b e c a u s e it w a s re a lly [ her] l eg and he was j ustdum b[
. ] ” O n r edi r ect , C
. S. t est i f i ed bot h t hatsh e was not sur e whet herAppel l ant ’ s p eni s h ad c ont act e d h e rf em al e s ex ual or gan t hatni ghtand t hatsh e was sur e t hathi s p eni s h ad c ont act ed herf em al e s ex ual or gan. She ex pl ai ned t hatwhi l e hi s p eni s d i d notent ert he open i ng ofherv agi na, i tdi d ent erher l a b i a . T h e se xu a l a s s a u l t n u rse a t C o o kC h i l d re n ’ s t e s ti fi e d t h a t C .S
. told h e r, [ I ] twas t i m e t o t ake a bat h, and he wenti n hi s r oom , and [ C
. S. ] was lo o k in g for s o m e thing to dry [he r] s e l f w i th, a n d h e told [ h e r] to ge t in12

t he— on t he bed, and he got on t op of [ her] t ry i ng t o f or ce hi s w a y i n, but[ she] shut[ her] l egs. He gotup b ecaus e [ she] woul dn’ tl ethi m , and t hen [ C
. S. ] gotup a nd t r i pped an d f el l on [ her] st om ach, a n d then he goton t op of[ C
. S. ] and t r i ed t o puti ti n [ her] bac k, but[ she] woul dn’ tl et h im , a n d th e n [th e y ] h e a rd [A m p a ro ], a n d h e g o t u p , a n d [C .S .] w e n t in t h e b a t h r o o m. W hen t he nurse ask ed C. S. sp eci f i cal l yaboutv agi nal co nt act , C
. S
. tol d h e r“ t hat m ay be i twenti n, she wasn’ tsu r e bec ause she was f i ght i ng hi m . ” Butl at eron i n t he conver sat i on C
. S
. sai d, “ [ Y] eah , I t hi nk i tdi d go i n. ” T he nur se t est i f i ed t hatC
. S
. al so told h e r t h a t A p p e l l a n t fi rst se xu a l l y a s s a u l ted C .S
. w h e n sh e w a s a ro u n d tw e l ve y ears ol d an d t hati thad hap pen ed m ul t i pl e t i m es. Accor di ngl y , v i ewi ng al l t he ev i dence i n t he l i ghtm ostf av or abl e t o t he pr os ec ut i on , we h ol d t ha tt he e v i de nc e i s s uff i c i en tt o s up po rtApp el l an t ’ s two conv i ct i ons f orgeni t al –geni t al co nt act . W e ov er r ul e Appel l ant ’ s e l ev ent h, twel ft h, and t hi rt een t h po i nt s. D ig ita l P e n e tra tio n a n d In d e c e n c yW ith a C h ild I n hi s f i ft h and si xt h poi nt s, Appel l antar gues t hatt he ev i dence i s i nsuff i ci ent t o s u p p o rt h i s c o n v i c t i o n u n d e r t h e i n d i c t m e n t ’ s t h i r d c o u n t , a l l e g i n g di gi t al penet r at i on on oraboutJa nuary1, 2006. H i s s ev ent h and ei ght h poi nt s c hal l enge th e s u ffi c ie n c y o f th e e vid e n c e to s u p p o rt h is c o n vic ti o n u n d e r th e i n d ictm e n t’ s s ixth count , al l egi ng di gi t al penet r at i on on o r ab outJa nuary1, 2007. C. S. t est i f i ed t hat Appel l antst uckhi s f i nger s i nsi de her l abi a at t he H i l l dal e house and att he s t adi um when sh e and Appel l antwer e w or ki ng ata conc ess i on st and t her e i n 2006 or2007. Am par o had al r eadyt est i f i ed t hatAppel l antwor ked i n a f oot bal l st adi um whi l e t hey13

w e re livin g o n H illd a le o r in th e a p a rt m e n t a n d th a t h e to o kth e c h ild re n w ith h im som et i m es. O n cr oss - ex am i nat i on, C
. S. adm i t t ed t hatsh e di d nott el l t he pol i ce or t he Cook C hi l dr en’ s n ur se aboutanyt hi ng happ eni ng att he st adi um buti nsi st ed t hat s h e t o l d t h e C P S i n ve s ti g a tor. By desc r i bi ng ev ent s t hatt ook pl ace i n two sepa r at e pl aces , bot h i n 2006 or 2007, C
. S. has des cr i bed two sepa r at e off enses . Acco r di ngl y , v i ewi ng al l t he e v id e n c e in t h e lig h t m o s t fa v o ra b le to th e p ro s e c u tio n , w e h o ld th a t th e e v id e n c e is suff i ci entt o s upportAppel l ant ’ s two conv i ct i ons f ordi gi t al penet r at i on. Butas Appel l antpoi nt s o ut , t he St at e el ect ed a ttr i a l to r el yon t he i nci dent C
. S. des cr i bed as oc cur r i ng att he s t adi um — t he i nci dentus ed t o s upportt he di gi t al p e n e tra ti o n c o n vic ti o n o n C o u n t S ix— fo r p ro vin g th e i n d ictm e n t’ s s e ve n th c o u n t, w h ich a ll e g e s th a t o n o r a b o u t M a rc h 1 5 , 2 0 0 8 , A p p e ll a n t c o m m itte d in d e c e n c y w it h a c hi l d byt ouchi ng C. S. ’ s f em al e sex ual or gan. T hat i s, t he St at e el ect ed t o r el yon

“ a t i m e t hat[ C
. S. ] was wor ki ng t he c onces si on stan d and [ Appel l ant ] t ouche d her geni t al s i n t h e c o nces si on s t and [ wi t h]
. . . [ h] i s h and” t o s eek conv i ct i on on C ount Seve n. The S t at e’ s e l ect i on was pr esent ed t o t he j uryi n t he j urych ar ge:

N ow, t her ef or e, i fy ou f i nd and bel i ev e f r om t he ev i dence bey ond a r eason abl e doubt , t hat[ Appel l ant ] , i n T ar r antC ounty , T ex as, on o r a b o u t t h e 1 5 d a y o f M a rc h , 2 0 0 8 , d id th e n a n d th e re in te n ti o n a ll y, w it h th t he i nt ent t o ar ouse or gr at i fy [ hi s] sex ual des i r e . . . , engage i n s ex ual cont actwhi l e wor ki ng att he c onces si on s t and att he s t adi um by t ouchi ng t he f em al e s ex ual or gan of[ C
. S]
. . . wi t h hi s h and, as ch ar ged i n C ount Seve n oft he I ndi ct m ent , t hen y ou wi l l f i nd [ Appel l ant ] gui l tyof i ndece ncywi t h a c hi l d byco nt actas c h ar ged i n C ountSev en oft he In d ictm e n t.19
... S e ePh il li p sv. S ta te , 193 S. W
. 3d 904, 909 ( T e x. C r i m . App. 2006) ( ex pl ai ni ng t hatr equi r i ng t he St at e t o el ect“ f or ces i tto f or m al l ydi ff er ent i at e t he spec i f i c e v i dence upon whi ch i twi l l r el yas pr o o fo ft he c har ged off ense f r om e vid e n c e o f o th e r o ffe n s e s o r m isc o n d u c t . . .”).

20
... S e eB ig o nv. S ta te , 252 S. W
. 3d 360, 373 ( T ex . C ri m . A p p . 2008) ( r et ai ni ng f i r st - degr ee f el onyas “ m ostse r i ous off ense” ov erse cond- degr ee f el ony 14 Unl e s s y o u s o f i n d a n d b e l i e v e f r o m t h e e v i d e n c e bey ond a r e a s o n a b le d o u b t, o r if y o u h a v e a re a s o n a b le d o u b t th e re o f, y o u w ill a c q u it [A p p e lla n t] o f in d e c e n c yw ith a c h ild b yc o n ta c t a s c h a r g e d in C o u n t S e ve n o f t h e In d ictm e n t a n d s a y b y yo u r ve rd ict, “N o t G u il ty.” C onseq uent l y , t he St at e’ s a r gum entt hatt he ev i dence i s s uff i ci entt o s upportan in d e c e n c yc o n v ic t io n f o r o ra l-g e n ita l c o n ta c t o c c u rr in g a t th e m o b ile h o m e is irre le va n t. 19 O urr ev i ew of t he r ecor d y i el ds ev i dence ofonl ytwo i nst ances ofdi gi t al - geni t al cont actorpenet r at i on, and t her e i s no ev i dence t hatt he ot herm ul t i pl e aggr av at ed sex ual as saul t s t o w h i ch C
. S. t est i f i ed gene r al l yi ncl uded di gi t al - geni t al co nt actor penet r a t i o n, nori s t her e anyev i dence t hatdi gi t al - geni t al co nt actoc cur r ed att he st adi um ex ceptdur i ng t he di gi t al - geni t a l p e net r at i on f orwhi ch Appel l antwas c o n vic te d i n C o u n t S ix. B e c a u s e u n d e r th e s e fa c ts , in d e c e n c y w ith a c h ild b y c o n ta c t w ith h e r fe m a le sex ual or gan wi t h t he hand i s a l ess er i ncl uded off ense of di gi t al penet r at i on oft he fe m a le s e xu a l o rg a n o c c u rrin g i n t h e s a m e in c id e n t, w e o ve rru le A p p e ll a n t’ s fi fth t hr ough ei ghtpoi nt s, whi ch chal l enge t he suff i ci ency of t he ev i dence suppo rt i ng t he a g g ra v a te d s e x u a l a s s a u lt c o n v ic tio n s b a s e d o n d ig ita l p e n e tr a tio n , a n d s u s ta in h is n in th p o i n t, w h i c h ch a l l e n g e s t h e su ff i c i e n c y o f the e vi d e n c e su p p o rt i n g h is c o n vic ti o n fo r in d e c e n c y w it h a c h ild b yc o n ta c t. W e reve rse t h e t ri a l co u rt ’ s 20w it h i d e n ti c a l s e n te n c e ); E x p a rteP ru itt, 233 S
. W
. 3 d 3 3 8 , 348 ( T ex . C r i m . App. 2 0 0 7 ) ( h o ld in g g e n ita l c o n t a c t s u b s u m e d w ith in a lle g e d in c id e n t o f p e n e tr a tio n is le s s e r in c lu d e d o ffe n s e o f p e n e tra ti o n ); Pa tte rs o nv. S ta te , 1 5 2 S .W .3d 8 8 , 9 2 (T e x. C r i m . App. 2004) ( hol di ng peni l e c ont actwi t h geni t al s i n course of peni l e penet r at i on s u b s u m e d ).

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gon , 252 S. W
. 3d at373. 22
... See T ex . R
. App. P. 47. 1. 15 j udgm enton t he s ev ent h c o u n t , setas i de Appel l ant ’ s c onv i ct i on and sent ence f or in d e c e n c y w it h a c h il d , a n d e n te r a j u d g m e n t o f a c q u itta l o n th a t c o u n t. D ue t o our 21 d isp o s it io n o f h is n in th p o in t, w e d o n o t re a c h A p p e ll a n t’ s te n th p o in t. 22 Concl usi on H av i ng ov er r ul ed Appel l ant ’ s e l ev en poi nt s chal l engi ng hi s s i xco nv i ct i ons f or agg r avat ed se x ual assau l t ofa chi l d, we aff i r m t he t r i al court ’ s j udg m ent s on t hose count s. Hav i ng s ust ai ned Appel l ant ’ s d i spos i t i v e poi ntchal l engi ng hi s c onv i ct i on f or i ndece ncywi t h a c hi l d byco nt act , we r ev er se t he t r i al co urt ’ s j udgm enton t he sev ent h c ount , se tas i de Appel l ant ’ s c onv i ct i on and sent ence f ori ndece ncywi t h a c h il d , a n d re n d e r ju d g m e n t o f a c q u itta l o n th a t c o u n t.

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