State v. Henley

*219**286In this criminal case arising out of allegations of child sexual abuse, the issue is whether the expert testimony that the trial court allowed about "grooming" children for later sexual activity is "scientific" evidence that requires a foundational showing of scientific validity under OEC 702. At trial, over defendant's objection, the trial court permitted a forensic interviewer to testify about defendant's behavior that may have constituted "grooming" of the victim for sexual abuse if defendant had the requisite intent, without the state first establishing that the testimony about…