Bethel, Judge.Carlton Steve McKissic appeals the denial of his motion for a new trial following his conviction for one count of aggravated child molestation, one count of aggravated sodomy, three counts of child molestation, and three counts of furnishing alcohol to a minor. In his appeal, McKissic argues that he received ineffective assistance at trial when his counsel failed to object to a statement made by his wife. McKissic also argues that the trial court erred in denying his motion for a mistrial following the State’s comment in closing about his “pre-arrest silence.” Because we do not find reversible error, we affirm McKissic’s convictions. “On appeal, the defendant is no longer presumed innocent and all of the evidence is to be viewed in the light most favorable to the jury verdict.” Tezeno v. State, 343 Ga. App. 623, 624 (808 SE2d 64) (2017) (citation omitted). So viewed, the evidence shows that McKissic’s stepdaughter and two other female children spent the night at McKissic’s house. During the sleep-over, McKissic gave the children beer and invited them to watch a movie in his and his wife’s bedroom. When the girls fell asleep, McKissic molested and anally sodomized one of the girls, K. E., and molested the other two children, as well. The next day, K. E. told one of the girls’ mother of McKissic’s attack. McKissic was arrested, tried, and ultimately convicted of one count of aggravated child molestation, one count of aggravated sodomy, three counts of child molestation, and three counts of furnishing alcohol to a minor. McKissic filed a motion for a new trial, which was denied, and this appeal followed.1. McKissic first argues that trial counsel was ineffective for failing to object to certain testimony of his wife on the grounds that it improperly bolstered the credibility of one of the child victims. We disagree that trial counsel’s failure to object established a claim of ineffective assistance. “To succeed on an ineffective assistance claim, a criminal defendant must demonstrate both that his trial counsel’s performance was deficient and that there is a reasonable probability that the trial result would have been different if not for the deficient performance.” Tiller v. State, 314 Ga. App. 472, 476 (4) (724 SE2d 397) (2012) (citation omitted). “Failure to satisfy either component of this test is fatal to an ineffectiveness claim. Moreover, the court need not address both components if the defendant has made an insufficient showing on one of them.” Brown v. State, 309 Ga. App. 511, 517-518 (4) (710 SE2d 674) (2011) (footnotes omitted). “When reviewing an ineffective assistance claim, we accept the trial court’s factual findings and credibility determinations unless clearly erroneous, but we independently apply the legal principles to the facts.” Tiller, 314 Ga. App. at 476 (4) (citation omitted).On direct examination, the State asked McKissic’s wife about when she first learned of the allegations against her husband. She testified that she did not learn of the events until the mother of one of the victims returned to her house to confront her. The exchange continued:State: None of the kids told you what happened? Wife: No. Afterwards.
State: Afterwards they did?
