People v. Zwart

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• recognizing that a child’s delay in reporting abuse may be explained by the fact that victims are often threatened not to tell anyone about the abuse
• recognizing that a child's delay in reporting abuse may be explained by the fact that victims are often threatened not to tell anyone about the abuse
• holding that content of three-year-old victim’s statements supported their reliability where they reflected a knowledge of sexual activity which is unexpected and unusual for a child of that age
• holding that declarant’s statements were not excited utterances because the declarant was interviewed by three people at least three times before she made her first statement regarding the abuse.
• observing that “courts have recognized that child victims of sexual abuse are often reluctant to discuss the abuse with anyone other than their mothers”
• requiring a clear showing the trial court abused its discretion to overturn a ruling on the admissibility of evidence

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• People v. Zwart
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1990-12-27· cited 6×