People v. Hill

PRESIDING JUSTICE KUEHN

delivered the opinion of the court:

This case features a six-year-old child witness whose testimony exhibited her understanding of fellatio and its effect upon the male sex organ. Her precocious sexual insight was attributed to defendant’s sexual tutelage. Defendant was found guilty of aggravated criminal sexual assault and punished with an 18-year prison term. Defendant appeals.

This appeal challenges a court-ordered ban of evidence under the rape shield statute (725 ILCS 5/115 — 7 (West 1992)). The order precluded any mention during trial of the child witness’s prior…