State v. Noyes

Defendant appeals his conviction by a jury for sexually assaulting a fifteen-year-old girl, 13 V.S.A. § 3252(a)(3), raising numerous claims, most of which merit little discussion. We affirm.

Defendant was accused of sexually abusing the victim by digitally penetrating her. The victim lived with her mother in defendant’s house. Evidence was introduced that in addition to the incident leading to the charge, defendant had similarly assaulted the victim many times over the course of years.

I. Trial

A

Defendant asked the court to exclude all expert testimony on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).…