People v. Balle

Defendant Adrian Baile (Baile) appeals from the judgment of the circuit court, sitting without a jury, finding him guilty of the aggravated criminal sexual abuse (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 38, par. 12 — 16) of S.J., a seven-year-old child, for which he was sentenced to four years in the custody of the Department of Corrections. At trial, S.J., who had been found competent to testify, gave the following testimony.

On August 15, 1986, she went to Mrs. Bessie’s Candy Store with her two friends, Lamar and Laronda. S.J. had previously seen Baile in the store; he was the grandson of the owner, Mrs.…