People v. Beasley

Defendant was charged by indictment with six counts of criminal sexual assault. Following a bench trial, the court found defendant guilty of one count and sentenced him to 10 years incarceration.

Lareese Spencer has a learning disability. She took special education classes all of her life. She and her daughter relied on Spencer’s mother and brother, with whom they lived, for their basic needs. In 1995 Spencer began taking special education classes at Harold Washington College. Her aunt, Erma Beasley, arranged to have Spencer frequently meet defendant, Erma’s husband, at his work place for…