The age of a complainant at the time of different offences can provide a rational basis for differing verdicts on similar charges, such that the verdicts are not inconsistent. Evidence of specific physical circumstances during an alleged offence (here, defecation during alleged sodomy) can rationally explain a jury's doubt about penetration on one occasion but not another.
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