State v. Naylor

CLIFFORD, Justice.

Defendant Michael Naylor appeals his conviction of unlawful sexual contact, 17-A M.R.S.A. § 255 (1983), 1 following a jury trial in the Superior Court (Penobscot County, Browne, A.R.J.). Because we agree with Naylor that the court erred in admitting testimony from the victim’s mother concerning the victim’s first report of the incidents for which Naylor was charged and in excluding evidence of Nay-lor’s reputation for being an excellent father, we vacate the conviction. 2

Michael Naylor and his first wife were divorced two years after the birth of their daughter, the victim.…