Gaines v. Commonwealth

STEPHENSON, Justice.

Paul Gaines was convicted of first-degree sodomy and sentenced to twenty years’ imprisonment. He was also convicted of first-degree sexual abuse and sentenced to five years' imprisonment. We reverse.

The child involved here was four years of age. The prosecution presented the testimony of a child-abuse worker and an employee of the county Department of Juvenile Services, who described their interview with the child; and the videotaped interview with anatomically correct dolls where the child demonstrated and told what happened with Gaines, her father. The Commonwealth then…