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On behalf of the majority, Judge Jenny Rivera wrote in part in the ruling:"We conclude that the trial court erroneously admitted testimony of uncharged, alleged prior sexual acts against persons other than the complainants of the underlying crimes because that testimony served no material non-propensity purpose... The only evidence against defendent was the complainants' testimony, and the result of the court's rulings ...