People v. Wilder

Wilder was convicted by a jury of criminal sexual abuse.

He appeals, arguing (1) the circuit court erred in excluding, pursuant to the rape shield statute (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 38, par. 115— 7(a)), evidence pertaining to the victim’s sexual activities with persons other than himself which he sought to introduce in support of an explanation of the victim’s physical condition following the crime which differed from the State’s explanation; (2) the circuit court improperly ruled that a Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) employee, Ronald Rasmus, was qualified to testify as an…