Coy To Take Stand In His Own Defense
HOUSTON -- A state psychologist testified Thursday that convicted rapper Carlos Coy should receive a prison sentence after a jury found him guilty of sexually assaulting a 9-year-old girl.
The same jury that convicted Coy, who is known as "South Park Mexican," on Saturday of sexually assaulting the girl at his southeast Houston home back in September, must now decide his punishment.
Coy faces a sentence from five years' probation to life in prison.
State child psychologist Jennifer Welch said on the stand that she interviewed a young relative of Coy's whom she believes would have been his next victim.
"He laid on top of her, sucked on her nose and arm," Welch said. "She didn't like it. She didn't like beer on his breath, and would tell her mother. Her mother would then yell at him to stop."
Welch told the jurors that this type of behavior is consistent with grooming someone to be a victim of sexual assault.
During cross-examination, Coy's attorney Chip Lewis asked," You agree that based on all of the evidence you have reviewed on Carlos Coy, there is no proof he has ever been sexually abusive with this child?"
"There is no evidence, right," Welch said.
Lewis asked that if Coy's behavior of tickling and wrestling could be that he was just playing with the child.
Welch agreed.
Coy's family said that there is no proof of what Welch is claiming.
Prosecutors are hoping to send Coy to prison for life, and have so far brought in eight women who testified that they had sex with him when they were 12, 13 and 14 years of age.
Characters witnesses are expected to testify in Coy's behalf later Thursday.
Coy himself said that he will take the stand in his own defense.
Some family, friends and fans of the rapper rallied with signs of support for him outside the courthouse.
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