People v. Camphor CA1/1

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

We summarize only those facts necessary to our decision. We include additional facts in the relevant portions of our discussion. John Doe 1 and his cousin, John Doe 2, lived with other members of their extended families in a five-bedroom home in Alameda. One of the members of the household, Sergio, is the boys’ uncle. Sergio met defendant at a church, and when Sergio was 13 or 14 years old, he introduced his older brother, Isaac, to defendant. After defendant befriended Sergio, he started “hanging out” with Isaac at the Alameda residence. He also came over to watch “a couple of baseball games,” and attended a few family gatherings. Over time, defendant became acquainted with other members of the family, including nine-year-old John Doe 1 and eight-year-old John Doe 2. On several occasions, defendant came to the Alameda residence for movie

2 nights where he, Isaac, and Does 1 and 2 ate food brought over by defendant and watched movies rented by defendant in Isaac’s bedroom. In addition to movie nights, defendant took Does 1 and 2 to baseball practice, and out to the beach, McDonald’s, Little Caesars, and a sports facility, the Bladium.…