Leslie Earl Cannon was convicted of aggravated child molestation of the young son of a fellow employee, and two counts of sexual exploitation of children, two counts of enticing a child for indecent purposes, and two counts of child molestation with respect to his grandnephews.1 He appeals, and although we find no harmful error, we remand this case to the trial court for a hearing on Cannon’s claim of ineffective assistance of counsel. 1. Cannon raises the sufficiency of the evidence. He contends the State failed to prove aggravated child molestation, child molestation, or sexual exploitation of children. We find the evidence sufficient to uphold the convictions under the standard established in Jackson v. Virginia , 443 U.S. 307 99 SC 2781, 61 LE2d 560 1979. Accord Berman v. State , 279 Ga. App. 867, 869 1 632 SE2d 757 2006 victim’s testimony sufficient to sustain conviction for aggravated child molestation; Phillips v. State , 269 Ga. App. 619, 629-630 8 604 SE2d 520 2004 jury could infer intent from defendant’s surreptitious conduct in bathing and photographing child in the nude without mother’s knowledge; Craft v. State , 252 Ga. App. 834, 839-840 1 558 SE2d 18 2001 whether photograph depicts “lewd exhibition of genitals” is for trier of fact; Thompson v. State , 187 Ga. App. 563 2 370 SE2d 819 1988 evidence sufficient when defendant made child dance naked in his presence.
2. Cannon complains that the trial court erred in allowing evidence of a similar transaction. Because Cannon failed to preserve the transcript of the hearing on the similar transaction which took place approximately one month before trial, failed to provide a record of his objections through motion or other pleading in the record, and failed to restate his objections specifically at the time he renewed his objection to the similar transaction testimony, we do not know the basis on which he objected below. We therefore will not address his specific objections on appeal. See Freeman v. State , 269 Ga. App. 435, 436 1 604 SE2d 280 2004. We will, however, consider the general prerequisites for admission of similar transaction evidence. In order to admit evidence of similar transactions, the State must show an appropriate purpose, sufficient evidence to establish that the defendant committed the similar act, and a sufficient connection between the similar act and the crime charged. Appropriate purposes include showing motive, plan, scheme, bent of mind, and course of conduct. In cases of sexual abuse of children, evidence of prior sexual acts performed on other children is admissible to show the lustful disposition of the defendant toward children, and, because there is seldom a competent witness other than the victim to what occurred, to corroborate testimony of the victim as to the acts charged. The trial court’s decision to admit similar transaction evidence will not be disturbed absent an abuse of discretion. Citations, punctuation, and footnotes omitted. Mikell v. State , 281 Ga. App. 739, 742 2 637 SE2d 142 2006.
