People v. Johnson

No. 2--99--0919

IN THE

APPELLATE COURT OF ILLINOIS

SECOND DISTRICT

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE ) Appeal from the Circuit Court

OF ILLINOIS, ) of Lake County.)

Plaintiff-Appellee, ))

v. ) No. 97--CF--1313)

GEORGE JOHNSON, ) Honorable) John T. Phillips,

Defendant-Appellant. ) Judge, Presiding.

The State charged defendant, George Johnson, with two counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child (720 ILCS 5/12--14.1(a)(1) (West 1998)) and one count of aggravated criminal sexual abuse (720 ILCS 5/12--16 (c)(1)(i) (West 1998)). The charges were based on defendant’s alleged sexual abuse of four-year-old…