Erik Hernandez Berrera v. State of Indiana

── Erik Hernandez Berrera v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00054 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 12, 2023 Author: Judge Paul Mathias County of Origin: Marion Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Pyle concur In August 2020, Berrera was dating R.B., who has two children, including thenfive-year-old J.B. On August 2, R.B. left the children with Berrera while she ran errands. After R.B. got home, J.B. told her that Berrera had touched her “private area” with his finger. Tr. Vol. 2, p. 124. R.B. confronted Berrera, who denied R.B.’s allegation. R.B. then called 9-1-1. Berrera indicated that he wanted to leave R.B.’s apartment, but she tried to convince him to stay and talk to the police.