People v. Camel

The Defendant-Appellant, Steven Arthur Camel, was convicted, after bench trial, of rape, deviate sexual assault, aggravated kidnapping, and indecent liberties with a child. He was sentenced on the rape, aggravated kidnapping and deviate sexual assault convictions but not on the conviction of indecent liberties, and all sentences imposed were to run concurrently. The defendant appealed from all of the convictions.

The complaining witness was Nancy Shakeshaft, who was 15 years of age at the time. The case of the People depended almost entirely upon her testimony though there is some…