State v. Jacques

ROBERTS, Justice.

Gerald Jacques was convicted after a jury trial in Superior Court (Kennebec County, Alexander, J.) of two charges of gross sexual misconduct against two children. 17-A M.R.S.A. § 253 (Supp.1988). Before trial, the State brought a motion in limine asking the court to exclude any evidence of each child victim’s past sexual behavior. 1 The State had furnished to the defense evidence that both victims were subjected to sexual abuse by persons other than Jacques. The court ruled that such prior sexual activity would not be admissible regardless of the potential relevance of that…