Commonwealth v. Seiders

OPINION OF THE COURT

LARSEN, Justice.

Appellant, Robert S. Seiders, Sr., was convicted by a jury of statutory rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, corruption of a minor, indecent assault and endangering the welfare of children. Post-trial motions.were filed and denied, and Superior Court affirmed the judgment of sentence. 411 Pa.Super. 669, 593 A.2d 915. The sole issue on appeal is whether the trial court erred in admitting evidence of appellant’s prior convictions for sexual offenses.

The relevant facts are as follows. Six year-old Reyna Gonzales spent the weekend of June 24, 1989, at…