According to the most recent data, ”[e]very two minutes, somewhere in America, someone is sexually assaulted.” Studies also estimate that ”1 in 4 imprisoned rape and sexual assault offenders has a prior history of convictions for violent crimes, and 1 in 7 ha[s] been previously convicted of a violent sex crime.” In 1994, in an attempt to reduce similar staggering statistics, Congress passed Federal Rules of Evidence 413 and 414 pursuant to the Violent Crime Control Act. These new evidentiary rules superceded Rule 404(b) by allowing the introduction of propensity evidence in cases of sexual assault and child sexual abuse. . . .
