State v. Renly

Defendant appeals his conviction for sexual abuse in the first degree. ORS 163.427. He assigns error to the trial court’s admission of hearsay testimony and denial of his motion for judgment of acquittal. We reverse.

Defendant’s mother had provided child care in her home for many years. In 1987, 2 of the children accused defendant of sexually abusing them. Shortly after that, he moved away from home in order to reduce the impact of those accusations on his mother’s income. His mother assured the parents of the alleged victim in this case that defendant would never again be allowed to care for…