Opinion ID: 2356190
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Text: On appeal, respondent argues that the state's evidence failed to prove the alleged sexual contact between Jennifer and respondent beyond a reasonable doubt. Specifically, respondent argues that because of the inconsistencies in Jennifer's testimony, as well as the circumstances leading up to Jennifer's accusation, the trial justice erred in concluding that respondent sexually assaulted Jennifer. The respondent also maintains that the Registration Act compromises the confidentiality inherent in the juvenile-justice system and, therefore, renders the juvenile delinquency adjudication tantamount to an adult criminal conviction. Accordingly, respondent contends, either the Registration Act is unconstitutional as applied to juveniles or respondent was entitled to a jury trial pursuant to the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution and article 1, sections 2 and 10, of the Rhode Island Constitution.