Jerold Leroy Gaines v. State of Indiana

── Jerold Leroy Gaines v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00502 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 14, 2023 Author: Judge Paul Mathias County of Origin: Morgan County Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Pyle concur From 2014 to 2016, Gaines lived with his girlfriend and her daughter, A.M., who was born in December 2007. In July 2021, A.M. disclosed to her mother that Gaines molested her. A.M. stated that Gaines came into her bedroom, got into her bed with her, and made her suck on his penis. Tr. p. 58. A.M. told her mother that this had occurred more than five times. She also stated that Gaines fondled her chest. Id. A.M. told a forensic interviewer that Gaines ejaculated into her mouth after he made her suck on his penis. Appellant’s App. Vol. 2, p. 23.