54 Va. App. 396 - Kolesnikoff v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “a longstanding relationship between appellant and V.’s family existed. V. frequently spent the night at appellant’s house and accompanied appellant’s family on several vacations. On the night in question, appellant was aware of V.’s presence in the home. He testified that he was concerned about a video game’s effect on both boys, intervening as he saw fit. Appellant asserted authority over V. and, likewise, his own son, telling both boys to “go to bed.” Appellant acted “in the nature of a baby-sitter, i.e., one entrusted with the care of the child for a limited period of time.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Robert Allen Hutton v. Commonwealth of Virginia