People v. Gutierrez

Following a jury trial, the defendant, Jerry Gutierrez, was convicted of two counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 38, pars. 12—14(a)(2), 12—14(b)(2)), and sentenced to two concurrent 10-year terms of imprisonment.

The evidence at trial established the following. Twelve-year-old Laura Oviedo had been hospitalized for behavioral problems, drug use and lying. On July 13, 1985, she had permission to go home. At 10:30 a.m. that day, she accompanied her cousins to their house. They watched television for 15 minutes, returned to Laura’s for permission to attend a…