The verdict was based on legally sufficient evidence. The court properly concluded that the child victim was capable of giving unsworn testimony, and her account of the crime was consistent with defendant's statements to the police. These two forms of evidence, each requiring corroboration, properly cross-corroborated each other (see People v Coleman,
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