At trial, Bonds testified to the same basic facts.
After this conversation, Brown fired Bonds. Bonds told Brown the victim was not properly dressed, and she "caught him at a bad time." Bonds admitted to Brown that he touched and kissed the victim's breasts, but he denied raping her. The victim came downstairs to listen in on the conversation. Brown testified over objection that Bonds told him that Linda and the victim were upstairs when the phone rang, and he was downstairs watching television. If the allegations were true, Brown intended to fire Bonds. The victim stated she was sitting in a chair downstairs, while Linda was upstairs, and Bonds came over and "touched her privates." She testified Bonds put his finger, tongue, and penis inside her.ĭanny Brown, Bonds' former employer, brother-in-law, and minister, stated he called Bonds to determine if the allegations he had heard about the sexual abuse were true. Bonds is Linda's father and the victim's uncle. The victim was visiting in the home of her cousin, Linda. We find no reversible error and affirm the conviction.
505(b) (1992), and (3) submitting a verdict form to the jury which incorrectly stated the minimum penalty for a Class C felony to be four years imprisonment.
ROGER CLINTON ARKANSAS TRIAL
Bonds argues the Trial Court erred by (1) refusing to instruct the jury on carnal abuse in the third degree and sexual misconduct as lesser offenses included in rape, (2) allowing a minister, Danny Brown, to testify in violation of the religious privilege in Ark.R.Evid. The jury imposed a four year imprisonment sentence and a $5000 fine. The appellant, Roger Bonds, was convicted of first degree sexual abuse of his thirteen year old niece.
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