State v. Reed

Summary

The court affirmed the defendant’s convictions for aggravated felonious sexual assault and sexual assault. It held that a defendant’s roles as a victim’s father figure and religious leader may constitute positions of authority, and that the evidence was sufficient to show that the father-figure relationship involved authority used to coerce the victim. The court further held that any error in admitting evidence of an uncharged sexual act or in relying on the religious-leader relationship was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt.