CHRISTIAN O. RENTAS BENITEZ v. State of Indiana

── CHRISTIAN O. RENTAS BENITEZ v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-02427 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 28, 2023 Author: Judge Elaine Brown County of Origin: Elkhart Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Pyle concur In June 2018, the child (“K.R.”), who was born in September 2012 to Benitez and A.P. (“Mother”), lived with Benitez. When Mother picked K.R. up for visitation, K.R. could not sit down in the car, acted timidly, “wasn’t her normal self at all,” appeared to be in pain, and, when Mother questioned K.R., she stated “poppie stuck his thing in my butt,” and “please, mom, don’t tell, I am going to get in trouble.” Transcript Volume II at 52, 64. Mother took K.R. to the hospital and called DCS. K.R. underwent a forensic interview and examination.