Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Kevin Eugene Gilliam , Appellant. Superior Court of Pennsylvania. Argued February 2, Filed March 12, Reargument Denied May 19, Shawn Michael Stottlemyer , Carlisle, for appellant. Megan Ann McGoron , Bellefonte, for appellee.
In these consolidated appeals, Kevin Eugene Gilliam Appellant appeals from the judgment of sentence imposed after a jury convicted him of two counts of indecent assault without consent and one count of aggravated indecent assault without consent; 1 the trial court also convicted Appellant of three counts of summary harassment.
Appellant , a licensed massage therapist, owned and operated a spa located in State College, Pennsylvania. In January , two of Appellant 's female clients, J.
In March , the Commonwealth charged Appellant with several counts of indecent assault, aggravated indecent assault and harassment. These offenses were charged in two separate informations, respectively docketed at 14 -CR pertaining to J. Upon motion of the Commonwealth, the trial court dockets were joined.
On September 12, , the Commonwealth filed motions in limine , including a motion to admit evidence of Appellant 's other bad acts, pursuant to Pennsylvania Rule of Evidence b 4 the " Rule b motion ". Specifically, the Commonwealth sought to introduce the following:. Appellant filed a response in opposition to the Rule b motion , asserting that the probative value of the proffered evidence was greatly outweighed by the potential prejudice to Appellant.
