SHULMAN, Presiding Judge.
Defendant appeals his conviction of the offense of child molestation. We reverse.
1. Defendant argues that the trial court abused its discretion in allowing the eight-year-old alleged victim of the offense to testify. That argument is based on a contention that she was not a competent witness. We are constrained to agree.
In pertinent part the examination as to the competency of the witness was as follows:
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