ALEJANDRO BENITEZ RESENDEZ v. State of Indiana

── ALEJANDRO BENITEZ RESENDEZ v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-01148 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: January 10, 2024 Author: Judge Melissa May County of Origin: Elkhart Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Felix concur Y.Z.P. was born in 2005 and lived with her mother and younger sister. Resendez began living with their family when Y.Z.P. was eleven years old, and she thought of Resendez as a “stepfather.” (Tr. Vol. 3 at 67.) Soon after he moved in with the family, Resendez began touching Y.Z.P. in ways that made her uncomfortable and his touching happened “[m]ultiple” times.2 (Id. at 77.) Resendez also offered Y.Z.P.