People v. Garrett

Following a bench trial, defendant, William Garrett, 28 years of age, was found guilty of criminal sexual assault and aggravated criminal sexual abuse (111. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 38, pars. 12 — 13, 12 — 16, respectively), and was sentenced to a prison term of four years. On appeal, defendant contends that: (1) the trial court violated his sixth amendment right to a public trial by excluding his parents from the courtroom while the complainant testified; (2) he was deprived of a fair trial by the improper admission into evidence of several prior consistent statements made by the complainant;…