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Pursuant to Ind. Appellate Rule 65(D), this Memorandum Decision shall not be regarded as precedent or cited before any court except for the purpose of establishing the defense of res judicata, collateral estoppel, or the law of the case.

ATTORNEY FOR APPELLANT: VICTORIA L. BAILEY Marion County Public Defender Agency Indianapolis, Indiana

ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEE: GREGORY F. ZOELLER Attorney General of Indiana ANN L. GOODWIN Deputy Attorney General Indianapolis, Indiana

FILED
Dec 07 2011, 9:51 am
of the supreme court, court of appeals and tax court

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF INDIANA
NATHANIEL JEFFERS, Appellant-Defendant, vs. STATE OF INDIANA, Appellee-Plaintiff. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

CLERK

No. 49A04-1104-CR-165

APPEAL FROM THE MARION SUPERIOR COURT The Honorable Kurt M. Eisgruber, Judge Cause No. 49G01-1001-FA-2438

December 7, 2011

MEMORANDUM DECISION - NOT FOR PUBLICATION

KIRSCH, Judge

Nathaniel Jeffers ("Jeffers") appeals after a jury trial from his convictions of and sentences for six counts of child molesting,1 each as a Class A felony, one count of child molesting2 as a Class C felony, and one count of battery3 as a Class D felony. Jeffers presents the following restated issues for our review: I. Whether the trial court's application of Indiana's Rape Shield Rule to this case violated Jeffers' right to confront the victim about other possible causes of her pregnancy and contraction of chlamydia; Whether the trial court committed reversible error by denying Jeffers' motion for a mistrial after comments made by the State during closing argument; Whether Jeffers' convictions for two counts of Class A felony child molesting by sexual intercourse violate double jeopardy principles; and Whether the trial court abused its discretion by imposing consecutive sentences.

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We affirm. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY In 2005, when A.P. was eight years old, she and her mother ("Mother"), a brother, and a sister, moved from East Chicago, Indiana, to Indianapolis. They first lived with Mother's brother, Terry Essex ("Essex"), and other family members in Essex's apartment at the PortO-Call Apartments. By late 2005 to early 2006, Mother became romantically involved with Jeffers, who was at that time twenty-three years old. Jeffers also expressed a sexual interest

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