State v. Jones

Following a trial to the court, defendant was convicted of two counts of first-degree sodomy, ORS 163.405, and one count of first-degree sexual abuse, ORS 163.427. He asserts on appeal that the trial court erred in admitting evidence of prior bad acts. In particular, defendant contends that the trial court improperly admitted evidence that he had previously sexually abused three other children and that he had engaged in “prior conduct concerning urolagnia.” As explained below, we conclude that any error in admitting the evidence in question was harmless and, therefore, affirm.

Defendant was…