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ÐÓÓÌà@@OO&ìàò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼»XXD‰®#ÔòòóóÔ‡XD‰X»¼ÔÐ ü#L# ÐÌÓ  ÓÔ#†¼»XXD‰ò #ÔÔ€XD‰X»¼ÔòòÔ‡XD‰XXXD‰Ôóóà  àThe€victim€in€this€case€was€the€nephew€of€the€Defendant.€€In€1998,€the€victimððs€parents€wereÐ Ô%$!% Ðdivorced€and€his€father€began€living€in€the€home€of€the€victimððs€grandmother,€where€€the€DefendantÐ À&"& Ðalso€lived.€€The€victim€was€nine€years€old€at€the€time€of€the€divorce.€€The€victim€visited€his€fatherÐ ¬'ü"' Ðat€the€home€of€his€grandmother€every€other€weekend.€€Because€the€€victimððs€father€worked€longÐ ˜(è#( Ðhours,€the€victim€was€often€left€with€his€bedridden€grandmother€and€the€Defendant.€€Soon€after€theÐ „)Ô$) Ðvictim€began€visiting€his€father,€the€Defendant€began€sexually€abusing€the€victim.€€The€DefendantÐ p*À%* Ðwould€touch€the€victimððs€penis€and€buttocks€and€require€the€victim€to€touch€the€Defendantððs€penisÐ \+¬&+ Ðâ âand€masturbate€him.€€On€at€least€one€occasion,€the€Defendant€placed€the€victim€face€down€on€theÐ H,˜',ý Ðfloor€and€attempted,€unsuccessfully,€to€anally€penetrate€him.€€The€abuse€occurred€several€timesÐ ° Ðduring€each€weekend€visit€for€sixteen€or€seventeen€months.Ð œì Ðâ âÌà  àThe€abuse€was€eventually€discovered€after€the€victim€became€socially€withdrawn€and€sufferedÐ tÄ Ða€dramatic€decline€in€academic€and€athletic€achievement.€€After€an€incident€at€school,€the€victimððsÐ `° Ðmother€told€him€she€was€taking€him€to€see€his€father.€€The€victim€became€hysterical,€begging€not€toÐ L œ Ðbe€returned€to€the€home€where€the€abuse€was€occurring.Ð 8 ˆ ÐÌà  àAt€the€sentencing€hearing,€the€victim€testified€that€he€did€not€tell€anyone€of€the€abuse€becauseÐ  ` Ðhe€feared€the€Defendant.€€The€Defendant€also€testified€and€admitted€the€abuse.€€The€Defendant€alsoÐ ü L  Ðadmitted€the€sexual€abuse€of€at€least€three€other€young€boys€including€his€stepson€whom€he€anallyÐ è 8  Ðpenetrated€on€numerous€occasions€when€the€boy€was€four€years€old.Ð Ô$  ÐÌÓ  Óò òCONSECUTIVE€SENTENCINGó óÐ ¬ü  ÐÓ¼Óà  àThe€Defendantððs€sole€contention€on€appeal€is€that€the€trial€court€erred€in€imposingÐ ˜è  Ðconsecutive€sentences€for€the€three€aggravated€sexual€battery€convictions.€€Specifically,€theÐ „Ô  ÐDefendant€contends€that,€when€applied€to€the€case€at€bar,€the€factors€set€forth€in€Tennessee€CodeÐ pÀ ÐAnnotated€section€40„35„115(b)(5)€weigh€against€the€imposition€of€consecutive€sentences.€€WeÐ \¬ Ðdisagree€and€affirm€the€sentences€imposed€by€the€trial€court.Ð H˜ ÐÌà  àWhen€an€accused€challenges€the€length,€range,€or€manner€of€service€of€a€sentence,€this€CourtÐ  p Ðhas€a€duty€to€conduct€a€òòdeóó€òònovoóó€review€of€the€sentence€with€a€presumption€that€the€determinationsÐ  \ Ðmade€by€the€trial€court€are€correct.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„401(d).€€This€presumption€isÐ øH Ðð ðconditioned€upon€the€affirmative€showing€in€the€record€that€the€trial€court€considered€the€sentencingÐ ä4 Ðprinciples€and€all€relevant€facts€and€circumstances.ðð€€òòState€v.€Ô_ÔAshbyÔ_Ôóó,€823€S.W.2d€166,€169€(Tenn.Ð Ð  Ð1991).Ð ¼  ÐÌà  àWhen€conducting€a€òòdeóó€òònovoóó€review€of€a€sentence,€this€Court€must€consider:€(a)€the€evidence,Ð ”ä Ðif€any,€received€at€the€trial€and€sentencing€hearing;€(b)€the€Ô_ÔpresentenceÔ_Ô€report;€(c)€the€principles€ofÐ €Ð Ðsentencing€and€arguments€as€to€sentencing€alternatives;€(d)€the€nature€and€characteristics€of€theÐ l¼ Ðcriminal€conduct€involved;€(e)€any€statutory€mitigating€or€enhancement€factors;€(f)€any€statementÐ X ¨ Ðmade€by€the€defendant€regarding€sentencing;€and€(g)€the€potential€or€lack€of€potential€forÐ D!” Ðrehabilitation€or€treatment.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðððð€40„35„102,€„103,€„210Ô#†XD‰XXXD‰x #ÔÔ‡XD‰XXXD‰Ô;€òòState€v.€Breweróó,€875Ð 0"€  ÐS.W.2d€298,€302€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1993);€òòState€v.€Thomasóó,€755€S.W.2d€838,€844€(Tenn.€Crim.Ð #l! ÐApp.€1988).Ð $X" ÐÌà  àIf€our€review€reflects€that€the€trial€court€followed€the€statutory€sentencing€procedure,€that€theÐ à%0!$ Ðcourt€imposed€a€lawful€sentence€after€having€given€due€consideration€and€proper€weight€to€theÐ Ì&"% Ðfactors€and€principles€set€out€under€the€sentencing€law,€and€that€the€trial€courtððs€findings€of€fact€areÐ ¸'#& Ðadequately€supported€by€the€record,€then€we€may€not€modify€the€sentence€even€if€we€would€haveÐ ¤(ô#' Ðpreferred€a€different€result.€€òòState€v.€Pikeóó,€978€S.W.2d€904,€926„27€(Tenn.€1998);€òòState€v.€Fletcheróó,Ð )à$( Ð805€S.W.2d€785,€789€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1991).Ð |*Ì%) ÐÔ#†XD‰XXXD‰Î#ÔÔ‡XD‰XXXD‰ÔÐ h+¸&* Ðà  àTennessee€Code€Annotated€section€40„35„115€states€that€the€trial€court€may€imposeÐ ° Ðconsecutive€sentences€upon€a€defendant€convicted€of€multiple€criminal€offenses€if€it€finds€by€aÐ œì Ðpreponderance€of€the€evidence€that€the€defendant€falls€into€one€of€seven€categories.€€The€trial€courtÐ ˆØ Ðin€this€case€imposed€consecutive€sentences€based€upon€section€40„35„115(b)(5)€which€allowsÐ tÄ Ðconsecutive€sentences€whenÐ `° Ðà8  à[Ô_Ôt]heÔ_Ô€defendant€is€convicted€of€two€or€more€statutory€offenses€involving€sexual€abuseÐ L œ Ðof€a€minor€with€consideration€of€the€aggravating€circumstances€arising€from€theÐ 8 ˆ Ðrelationship€between€the€defendant€and€victim€or€victims,€the€time€span€ofÐ $ t Ðdefendantððs€undetected€sexual€activity,€the€nature€and€scope€of€the€sexual€acts€andÐ  ` Ðthe€extent€of€the€residual,€physical€and€mental€damage€to€the€victim€or€victims.Ðü L Ð Ð  ÐÌTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„115(b)(5).€€In€imposing€consecutive€sentences€the€trial€court€stated€thatÐ Ô$  Ðð ðthis€defendant€is€a€defendant€who€is€convicted€of€two€or€more€statutory€offenses€involving€sexualÐ À  Ðabuse€of€a€minor.€€And€considering€the€aggravating€circumstances€arising€from€the€relationshipÐ ¬ü  Ðbetween€the€defendant€and€this€young€boy,€[the€victim],€the€time€span€of€this€undetected€sexualÐ ˜è  Ðactivity,€which€is€sixteen€months,€seventeen€monthsðð€consecutive€sentences€were€warranted.€€TheÐ „Ô  Ðtrial€court€further€found€that€ð ð[Ô_Ôe]venÔ_Ô€though€heððs€doing€better€now,€I€think€the€nature€and€scope€ofÐ pÀ Ðthese€acts€and€the€extent€of€the€physical€and€mental€damage€to€him€during€that€period€of€time€wasÐ \¬ Ðvery€serious€and€fits€within€this€category€that€the€law€has€prescribed.ððÐ H˜ ÐÌà  àThe€record€supports€the€trial€courtððs€finding€that€the€Defendant€meets€the€criteria€forÐ  p Ðconsecutive€sentences€because€of€his€crimes€involving€sexual€abuse€of€the€minor€victim.€€It€isÐ  \ Ðapparent€from€the€record€that€the€Defendant€sexually€abused€his€young€nephew€every€other€weekendÐ øH Ðfor€more€than€a€year.€€The€victimððs€grades€dropped€dramatically,€and€the€victim,€who€had€previouslyÐ ä4 Ðbeen€an€outgoing€and€social€person,€became€withdrawn€due€to€his€uncleððs€abuse.€€The€victim€hasÐ Ð  Ðreceived€counseling€and€has€enjoyed€a€great€deal€of€love€and€support€from€his€family,€but€at€theÐ ¼  Ðsentencing€hearing€he€testified€that€the€things€the€Defendant€did€to€him€made€him€feel€ð ðsick€insideÐ ¨ø Ðand€bad€about€myself.ððÐ ”ä ÐÌà  àWhile€the€trial€court€acknowledged€that€the€nature€and€scope€of€the€sexual€activity€ð ðcouldÐ l¼ Ðhave€been€worse,ðð€he€noted€that€ð ðit€was€enough€to€be€a€very€serious€situation€involving€this€youngÐ X ¨ Ðboy.ðð€€Obviously,€the€Defendantððs€conduct€was€reprehensible.€€The€statutory€criteria€for€consecutiveÐ D!” Ðsentences€was€met.€€We€find€no€error€in€the€courtððs€decision€to€impose€consecutive€sentences€for€theÐ 0"€  Ðthree€aggravated€sexual€battery€convictions.Ð #l! ÐÌò òÓ  ÓCONCLUSIONó óÐ ô$D # ÐÓ_.Óà  àAccordingly,€we€conclude€that€the€trial€court€properly€imposed€consecutive€sentences.€€TheÐ à%0!$ Ðjudgment€and€sentence€of€the€trial€court€is€AFFIRMED.Ô#†XD‰XXXD‰„ #ÔÔ‡XD‰XXXD‰ÔÐ Ì&"% ÐÔ#†XD‰XXXD‰p/#ÔÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð |*Ì%) Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àDAVID€H.€WELLES,€JUDGE