Erick Adolfo Rivera v. State of Indiana

── Erick Adolfo Rivera v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01724 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 27, 2023 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Tippecanoe Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Felix concur From the time J.W. was nine years old until she was thirteen, she lived with her mother and her mother’s boyfriend, Rivera. During that time, Rivera acted as a “father figure” to J.W., yet he also engaged J.W. in multiple acts of sexual intercourse and inappropriate touching. Tr. v. II at 39. The first time Rivera engaged in sexual behavior with J.W. was when he, J.W., J.W.’s mother, and J.W.’s siblings lived in a house on Hartford Street.