State v. Alvarado
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of two counts of lascivious acts with a child for inappropriately touching his granddaughter’s genitals over her clothing on more than one occasion. Defendant appealed, arguing that the evidence was insufficient to support his convictions under Iowa Code 709.8 because he did not make skin-to-skin contact with his granddaughter’s genitals. The court of appeals affirmed. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that a person can “touch the pubes or genitals of a child” within the meaning of section 709.8(1) without making skin-to-skin contact, and therefore, the evidence was sufficient to support Defendant’s convictions.
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