People v. Brown CA4/2

FACTS

Brown’s victim was employed by Riverside County as an in-home care provider,

helping patients with things they cannot do for themselves. Brown was her patient for

years before November 5, 2020, when the crimes took place.

The kitchen of Brown’s apartment is immediately to the right of the front door.

Straight ahead from the front door is the living room. Past the living room is a door that

leads to a hallway with two bedrooms and a restroom. When the victim entered Brown’s

apartment on November 5, she left the outer front door open and closed the inner screen

door.

The victim was in the kitchen preparing to clean Brown’s apartment when he

“attacked” her. She testified he had been in the living room “complaining” and just

“mumbling on,” which he often did, so she “just let him go ahead and talk.” She did not

hear him come into the kitchen; she first noticed him when he grabbed her, threw her up

1 Undesignated statutory references are to the Penal Code.

2 against a wall, and “socked” her. He told her “You’re going to have sex with me today.”

She refused, saying “No,” and “You can’t make me have sex with you.”

Brown and the victim struggled in the kitchen for…