People v. Creamer

A Vermilion County jury convicted the defendant of one count of aggravated criminal sexual assault (Ill. Rev. Stat., 1984 Supp., ch. 38, par. 12—14(b)(1)), and the court sentenced him to six years in the Department of Corrections. We reverse the conviction and remand for a new trial.

The victim, 11 years old at the time of the incidents which led to charges against the defendant, testified at trial. She related that during her “last” visit to her grandmother’s house, her uncle, the defendant, had touched her vaginal region with his hand. However, the victim indicated that the defendant did not…