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Following a bench trial, the trial court found Christopher Brumbelow guilty of aggravated child molestation and two counts of child molestation.1 Brumbelow appeals, asserting that he received ineffective assistance of counsel at trial. He also argues that the trial court erred in denying him his right to a jury trial and in admitting hearsay testimony. For reasons that follow, we affirm. Viewed favorably to the verdict, the evidence shows that from mid-August 2001 through the beginning of February 2002, S. R. and her younger sister, L. R., lived with their biological father. Brumbelow, the father’s brother-in-law, occasionally visited the home. The children and other relatives referred to Brumbelow as “Bubba.”

In the summer of 2002, the Department of Family and Children Services placed the children in the care of Dorothy Roy, a family friend. Shortly after they began living with her, Roy noticed that the girls, who were then four and six years old, were acting out sexually. They also cried on days they were scheduled to visit with relatives, and S. R. stated that she did not want to attend the visits because “Uncle Bubba’s there, and he does bad things.” When Roy sought psychological help for the girls, both disclosed that Bubba had made them lick his “turtle,” a term they used for penis. S. R. also reported that Bubba had “penetrated her” while she sat on his lap, and L. R. described “white stuff” coming out of his penis when she sat on his lap.

 
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