225 Pa. Code r. 412 - Sex Offense Cases: The Victim's Sexual Behavior or Predisposition (Not Adopted)
18 Pa.C.S. § 3104 provides:
§ 3104. Evidence of victim's sexual conduct
(a)
General
rule.-Evidence of specific instances of the alleged victim's past
sexual conduct, opinion evidence of the alleged victim's past sexual conduct,
and reputation evidence of the alleged victim's past sexual conduct shall not
be admissible in prosecutions under this chapter except evidence of the alleged
victim's past sexual conduct with the defendant where consent of the alleged
victim is at issue and such evidence is otherwise admissible pursuant to the
rules of evidence.
(b)
Evidentiary proceedings.-A defendant who proposes to offer
evidence of the alleged victim's past sexual conduct pursuant to subsection (a)
shall file a written motion and offer of proof at the time of trial. If, at the
time of trial, the court determines that the motion and offer of proof are
sufficient on their faces, the court shall order an in camera hearing and shall
make findings on the record as to the relevance and admissibility of the
proposed evidence pursuant to the standards set forth in subsection
(a).
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