POSNER, Circuit Judge.
Santiago Sandoval was convicted by a jury in an Illinois state court of criminal sexual assault and was sentenced to 15 years in prison, the maximum punishment. After exhausting his state remedies he sought habeas corpus in a federal district court, lost, and appeals.
The only direct evidence of Sandoval's guilt was the testimony of his victim (whom we shall call "S___" to protect her privacy), which we summarize: She was a divorced...
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