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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: ANTHONY S. CHURCHWARD Leonard, Hammond, Thoma & Terrill Fort Wayne, Indiana

FILED
Apr 02 2012, 9:22 am
of the supreme court, court of appeals and tax court

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ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEE: GREGORY F. ZOELLER Attorney General of Indiana BRIAN REITZ Deputy Attorney General Indianapolis, Indiana

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

No. 02A03-1109-CR-402

APPEAL FROM THE ALLEN SUPERIOR COURT The Honorable Frances C. Gull, Judge Cause No. 02D04-1003-FB-52

April 2, 2012

MEMORANDUM DECISION - NOT FOR PUBLICATION

BROWN, Judge

Steffan Solomon appeals his convictions and sentence for sexual misconduct with a minor as a class B felony,1 sexual misconduct with a minor as a class C felony,2 and contributing to the delinquency of a minor as a class A misdemeanor.3 Solomon raises two issues, which we revise and restate as: I. II. III. Whether the evidence is sufficient to sustain Solomons convictions; Whether the court abused its discretion in sentencing Solomon; and Whether Solomons sentence is inappropriate in light of the nature of the offenses and his character.

We affirm. The relevant facts follow. Solomon, who was born on May 9, 1975, lived with his wife, children, and brother. S.C., who was born on December 1, 1993, lived with her mother and stepfather in a house across the street from Solomon. Solomon and S.C.s family had been friends since approximately 2001 and socialized at neighborhood functions and visited each others houses on many occasions. In March or April 2009, Solomons wife and children traveled to Trinidad to visit family. Soon after his wife left for Trinidad, Solomon called S.C. and left a voicemail, and then "after that [Solomon and S.C.] talked more on the phone every day for hours and hours." Transcript at 46. Some of the calls were made during the night and at "4:00, 5:00, 6:00, all night." Id. at 48. Solomon and S.C. would spend "[m]aybe [] two [], three [] hours a day" on the phone with each other. Id. About this time S.C. also started to
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