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FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW

The principal prosecution witnesses were the three victims and a clinical psychologist. We summarize their testimony below. A. Alexis’s Testimony Alexis was 12 years old at the time of trial. Defendant began molesting her when she was in the first grade. The first incident occurred in the bathroom of their home. Defendant pulled down his pants and exposed his penis then pulled down Alexis’s pants and put his penis in her anus. It hurt and she started to bleed. On subsequent occasions over the next six years defendant placed his penis and his fingers in her anus, and touched her vagina over and underneath her clothes. At least five times defendant forced Alexis to sleep with him in the nude and on five occasions defendant tried but failed to penetrate Alexis’ vagina with his penis. This molestation continued for six years until Alexis was in the sixth grade. B. Vanessa’s Testimony At the time of trial Vanessa was 11 years old. She was eight years old when the abuse began. She and defendant were in his bedroom when he told her to take her clothes off and lie on his bed. When she did so he penetrated her vagina with his penis. He repeated this…