Illinois Supreme Court December 21, 1987, 63970 (People v. Johnson)

JUSTICE RYAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Edward E. Johnson, was charged in St. Clair County with the offense of aggravated indecent liberties with a child. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 38, par. 11 — 4.1.) At his trial, the testimony of the five-year-old complaining witness and her seven-year-old brother was recorded on videotape for presentation to the jury.