People v. Denbo

A jury found defendant, Kelly J. Denbo, guilty of aggravated criminal sexual assault (720 ILCS 5/12 — 14(a)(2) (West 2004)) in that she persisted in an act of vaginal penetration after the victim withdrew her consent. The trial court sentenced defendant to imprisonment for seven years. She appeals on the ground of insufficiency of the evidence, arguing that the State failed to prove the victim’s withdrawal of consent or her own use of force.

Defendant put her hand into RH.’s vagina during otherwise consensual sexual relations. R.H. pushed defendant twice — harder the second time — intending to…