Willie Foster, convicted by a jury of statutory rape, child molestation, and enticing a child for indecent purposes,1 appeals from the trial court’s denial of his motion for new trial. Foster’s motion for out-of-time appeal was granted. On appeal from a criminal conviction, the evidence is viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict. We do not weigh the evidence or determine witness credibility but only determine whether the evidence is sufficient under Jackson v. Virginia , 443 U. S. 307 99 SC 2781, 61 LE2d 560 1979. The verdict must be upheld if any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt. Walker v. State , 258 Ga. App. 333 574 SE2d 400 2002. So viewed, the evidence was that, on July 7, 1999, Heather Whitlock, 14, and T. H., 13, snuck out of T. H.’s house around 11:00 p.m. Heather had previously called Ivory Walker to provide a ride for her and T. H. In order to give them a ride, Walker had to ask Foster, his cousin, to give him a ride. Foster, who was 17, borrowed his sister’s red Nissan, picked up Walker,2 and they then picked up Heather and T. H. in the parking lot next to T. H.’s home. The four had previously been riding around together.
The four then rode around, visiting another person, and then continued to a ball field in Chickamauga. There, Heather and Walker got out of the car and walked around the ball field, returning in approximately ten minutes. T. H., who had been sitting in the back seat with Heather, got out and got in the front seat with Foster. Foster then asked T.H. to have sex, and she said no. Foster told her to get out of the car, and she refused. Foster then got out, walked around the car, and tried to pull T.H. out of the car, then grabbed her overalls and tried to remove them. T. H. told him to stop and tried to push him away. Foster then had intercourse with T. H., while wearing a condom.
