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Is other sexual misconduct of an alleged sexual wrongdoer admissible?: Is evidence of a person's...

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Is evidence of a person's other sexual misconduct admissible in sexual assault cases, child molestation cases, or in civil cases involving claims of sexual misconduct?

Contributed in 2010 by Peter Tillers

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