State v. Simon

LINDER, S. J.

*842Defendant appeals from a judgment of conviction on one count of unlawful sexual penetration in the first degree, ORS 163.411 (Class A felony), and seven counts of sexual abuse in the first degree, ORS 163.427 (Class B felony). Defendant's assignments of error frame two main issues on appeal.1 One issue *388is whether OEC 803(18a)(b), the hearsay exception for statements concerning sexual abuse, extends to double hearsay-that is, a statement by a victim to one person, who reports the statement to a second person, who then relates the victim's statement at trial. The second issue is…