Following a jury trial, Brian Keith Terry was convicted on one count each of aggravated child molestation,1 sodomy,2 and child molestation.3 He appeals his convictions and the denial of his motion for new trial, arguing that i the State failed to prove venue beyond a reasonable doubt and that the trial court erred ii in admitting into evidence statements he made while in police custody and iii in denying his motion for directed verdict of acquittal as to all charges. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm. “On appeal, the standard of review for denial of a motion for directed verdict is the same as that for determining the sufficiency of the evidence to support a conviction.” Punctuation omitted. Chambers v. State .4 In reviewing the sufficiency of the evidence, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict, and the defendant no longer enjoys the presumption of innocence. Short v. State .5 We do not weigh evidence or determine witness credibility, but only determine if the evidence was sufficient for a rational trier of fact to find the defendant guilty of the charged offense beyond a reasonable doubt. Jackson v. Virginia .6
So viewed, the evidence shows that on the night of June 23, 2003, 11-year-old K. T. was attending vacation Bible school at her church when she told the mother of one of her friends that she needed to talk to her. After the friend’s mother spent a few minutes trying to calm her, a visibly upset K. T. confided that she did not want to go home because Terry, her 19-year-old half-brother, had been sexually molesting her. The friend’s mother immediately informed her husband, who worked as a police officer, about K. T.’s allegations. As a result, the next day K. T.’s mother brought K. T. to a child advocacy center where she was interviewed by another police officer. During the interview, K. T. disclosed that on several occasions Terry had come into her room at their house and had put his privates into her bottom. She further stated that she was nine or ten years old when Terry first started sexually abusing her in this manner and that he told her not to tell anyone about his actions.
