People v. Calla CA2/6

FACTS

Appellant met N.M. at work, in 2002. She had four children from a prior relationship: L.J., S.J. (born July 1996), An.J. (born August 2001) and Al.J. (born December 2004). Appellant and N.M. were married in 2006 and divorced in 2012. N.M. worked long hours as a nurse. Appellant was often the primary caregiver for the children while their mother was at work. Count 8. Between 2009 and 2011, the family lived in Los Angeles. One Sunday morning, when An.J. was 10 years old, she went in to appellant’s bedroom to wake him, so he could take her to catechism class. Appellant told her they had a few minutes, so she should get in bed with him. When she did, appellant put his hand down her pajama pants and underwear, and rubbed her clitoris in a circular motion. Later, appellant took An. J. to her class. An.J. did not disclose the abuse because she did not know how to describe it. About three years later, when she was about 13 years old and in the eighth grade, she told her boyfriend, E.V., about it. Count 9. In 2007 and 2008, when S.J. was 11 years old, the family lived in a two-bedroom apartment in Inglewood

3 with the children’s godparents and their three children. Appellant, N.M.…