State v. Dale

Defendant appeals his convictions for sodomy and sexual abuse, both in the first degree. The issue is whether the trial court erred in admitting the testimony of a Children’s Services Division child abuse specialist concerning the reaction of a typical five to seven-year-old sexual abuse victim. We affirm.

The victim was defendant’s daughter. She was between the ages of five and seven when the incidents of abuse occurred. Defendant’s defense was that, because she had been raised in a sexually permissive manner and had been exposed to some sexually explicit materials, she possessed enough…