Commonwealth v. Ike I.

In brief outline: The victim, who was four years old at the time of the events and about five at the time of his testimony, complained to his cousin on July 22, 1997, that he was raped while he was in the juvenile’s room, and that his hands had been tied. Two days later, the victim made similar disclosures to his mother, specifying that he had been both orally and anally raped. On July 28, 1997, he spoke to a female police officer, describing the oral rape, and adding that he had been tied with a blue shoe string. At trial, the victim essentially repeated the same scenario. He was visiting…