A delay of 6 to 15 weeks in a child complainant making a complaint of sexual assault may still satisfy the 'first reasonable opportunity' requirement for recent complaint evidence, where the delay is attributable to the child's age, dysfunctional family circumstances, and limited access to a trusted person. Questions that merely accelerate the making of a complaint, including reference to earlier conversations about discomfort, are not questions of an inducing character.
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