Opinion ID: 853031
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Text: The evidence most favorable to the judgment indicates that on the morning of May 19, 2000, after Defendant had gone to work, A.C. complained to her mother that her `moo moo' hurt. She told her mother that her daddy put his fingers in her `moo moo' and that it hurt real bad. She also told her mother that her daddy's `moo moo' spit on her. In addition to A.C.'s statements to her mother, the following additional evidence is of significance in this case: (1) the testimony of A.C.'s maternal grandfather as to a conversation he had with A.C. shortly after May 19, 2000; (2) a videotaped interview of A.C. conducted by Detective Karen Dague and Amy Hinshaw from Child Protective Services on May 19, 2000; and (3) a medical examination of A.C. conducted by Dr. Philip Merck at Wishard Memorial Hospital on May 19, 2000. The details of all of this evidence will be discussed infra. Prior to the trial, Master Commissioner Diane Marger Moore conducted a Child Hearsay Hearing in which she determined that A.C. was not competent to testify. A.C. was cross-examined by defense counsel during this hearing. The trial court went on to rule that A.C.'s mother and grandfather could testify at trial as to the statements A.C. made to them and that the jury could view Dague and Hinshaw's videotaped interview with A.C.