Badre Faridi v. State of Indiana

── Badre Faridi v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 19A-CR-01697 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 16, 2020 Author: Judge Robert Altice County of Origin: Elkhart Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Crone concur Case Summary A jury found Badre Faridi guilty of one count of Class A felony child molesting and two counts of Class C felony child molesting for acts committed upon his stepdaughter, H.S. The trial court sentenced him to an aggregate term of fiftytwo years. He appeals and raises two issues: I. Did the trial court abuse its discretion when it did not allow Faridi to present evidence regarding what he alleged was a prior false accusation made by H.S. and regarding a possible alternative perpetrator? II.