Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District / Jan 13, 2026
State of Missouri, Respondent, vs. Christopher M. Grimes, Appellant.
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.