SPINDEN, Presiding Judge.
A jury convicted Curtis Hale of forcible rape and forcible sodomy. He appeals on the ground that the circuit court's not allowing him to offer evidence of the victim's bragging on the night of the rape about her prior sexual exploits was reversible error. He argues that the conversations were not precluded by the "rape shield" statute, § 491.015, RSMo 1994. We disagree.
During Hale's cross examination of her, the victim acknowledged...
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