Justice McLAREN delivered the opinion of the court:
Defendant, James Robert Edwards, appeals from his conviction of aggravated sexual assault. Following a bench trial in the circuit court of Kane County, defendant was sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment. The issues presented for review are whether: (1) the court abused its discretion when it found the five-year-old victim competent to testify about events that occurred at age three; (2) the court erred in barring...
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