Case of Interest: People v. Emery Dennis Spencer

The jury heard five days of testimony, including that of the victim, who testified that the defendant had been engaging her in numerous sex acts, including oral copulation and digital penetration. The acts took place in the defendant's home, while his wife was out, as well as in the victim's home, while her father was at work. The victim's father testified that he entrusted the care of his daughter to the defendant because he considered him one of his best friends. On June 20, 2003, the victim's father left for work, but returned unexpectedly about 15 minutes later and found the defendant with the victim, engaged in what appeared to be a molest. The police were notified, at which time the victim reported that the conduct had been ongoing. A subsequent search of the defendant's apartment, including his computer hard drives, revealed numerous images of child pornography and printouts from web sites depicting what appeared to be minors and under-developed young women engaged in sex acts. As is often the case in child molestation cases, there was no DNA evidence.