State v. Verley

Defendant appeals his conviction on two counts of rape in the first degree and two counts of sodomy in the first degree. ORS 163.375; ORS 163.405. The issue is whether the trial court erred in admitting in evidence a videotape of the victim being interviewed by an employee of Child Abuse Response and Evaluation Service (CARES). Reviewing for errors of law, ORS 138.220, we affirm.

Defendant’s six-year-old daughter reported her father’s actions to a counselor, who reported them to the Children’s Services Division and the police. The child was taken to the CARES program at Emanuel Hospital and…