The court properly exercised its discretion in receiving evidence relating to defendant's pattern of escalating sexual conduct toward the child victim prior to the charged crimes. This evidence had little prejudicial effect, and it constituted highly probative background information that tended to explain the relationship between defendant and the victim and place the events in question in a believable context, particularly since defendant made a major issue of the victim...
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