Justin Leon Doughty v. State of Indiana

── Justin Leon Doughty v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-01971 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 21, 2023 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: LaGrange Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Mathias concur D.G. was born in August of 2004. D.G.’s biological father left Mother, D.G., and her siblings when they were young, which led to “a very troubled” and “very hard life” for D.G. Tr. Vol. II p. 89. During the summer of 2019, Mother began dating Doughty, who was born in 1986. In November of 2019, Mother and D.G. moved in with Doughty to Doughty’s friend’s residence. Doughty then began complimenting D.G.’s figure and appearance, telling her that she has “a nice body” and is “beautiful.” Tr. Vol. II p. 112. These comments made D.G.