People v. Williams

*582OPINION OF THE COURT

Pigott, J.

Defendant was charged with various sex crimes pertaining to separate incidents involving two 12-year-old girls. At a bench trial, the People presented the testimony of an expert witness on the subject of child sexual abuse accommodation syndrome (CSAAS). We agree with defendant that the expert’s testimony was not adequately limited because certain hypothetical questions posed by the prosecutor improperly bolstered the People’s proof that defendant was the perpetrator. However, because the evidence of defendant’s guilt was otherwise overwhelming, we find the error…