People v. Stengel

After a bench trial, defendant, Mark Stengel (Stengel), was convicted of criminal sexual assault. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 38, par. 12—13(a)(1).) The trial court found that Stengel committed an act of sexual penetration upon C.B. between Stengel’s penis and C.B.’s vagina by-use of force and threat of force in violation of section 12—13(a)(1) of the Criminal Code of 1961, as amended (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 38, par. 12—13(a)(1)). Defendant was sentenced to serve four years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. Defendant appeals the judgment of conviction.

The crime at issue is commonly…