State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. Christopher M. Grimes, Appellant.(2026)
Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern DistrictJanuary 13, 2026#ED113311
The court affirmed the defendant's conviction on two counts of sexual abuse in the first degree, finding sufficient evidence that the defendant applied physical force that overcame the victim's reasonable resistance, constituting forcible compulsion. The defendant's arguments that the state's evidence was insufficient to prove forcible compulsion were rejected.
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