Brown v. State

Sognier, Judge.

Brown appeals his conviction of two counts of statutory rape.

1. Appellant contends error by not allowing him to cross-examine the twelve-year-old victim as to other sexual activity to support his defense that her vaginal infection was caused by someone other than himself.

OCGA § 24-2-3 (b) permits introduction of evidence of other sexual activity of the complaining witness only if such behavior involved the defendant or if such evidence supports an inference that the defendant reasonably believed the complaining witness would have consented to his actions. Brown v. State, 170…