Appellate Court of Illinois June 26, 2009, 4-02-0913 (People v. Sharp)

JUSTICE STEIGMANN

delivered the opinion of the court:

In September 2002, a jury convicted defendant, Jason M. Sharp, of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, finding that he committed an act of sexual penetration upon J.E. when she was under 13 years of age (720 ILCS 5/12 — 14.1(a)(1) (West Supp. 2001)). The trial court later sentenced him to 20 years in prison.