Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law, and a new trial is ordered. No questions of fact have been raised or considered.
It was error to admit, over objection, testimony by the victim's teacher, that a diary, kept by the victim and given to the teacher, had an entry that the victim was sexually abused by her father. Although witnesses who have heard a victim complain may testify to the complaint, the complaint must be promptly made for the testimony to...
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