Opinion ID: 3134763
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Heading: Admission of Diandra’s Statements

Text: With respect to the testimony regarding the alleged sexual assault, defendant also argues that the circuit court erred by admitting, through this testimony, several out-of-court statements made by Diandra. In his motion in limine , defendant argued that the witnesses’ statements were hearsay and were not admissible under any exception to the hearsay rule. The circuit court rejected defendant’s argument and allowed the testimony pursuant to section 115–10 of the Code, which provides in relevant part: “(a) In a prosecution for a physical or sexual act perpetrated upon or against a child under the age of 13,  including but not limited to prosecutions for violations of Sections 12–13 through 12–16 of the Criminal Code of 1961 and [various other sections] of the Criminal Code of 1961, the following evidence shall be admitted as an exception to the hearsay rule: