People v. Ramos CA4/1

I.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

When Jane Doe was nine years old, she disclosed to adult family

members that Ramos had sexually molested her.2 After the family members notified police, Jane Doe detailed the acts of molestation in an interview with a forensic interviewer. Jane Doe described molestation that occurred when she was approximately five to eight years old. As a result, Ramos was charged with two counts of oral copulation with a child aged 10 or younger (§ 288.7, subd. (b)) (counts 1 and 2) and two counts of committing a lewd act against a child under the age of 14 (§ 288, subd. (a)) (counts 3 and 4). Jane Doe testified at trial in a manner that was largely consistent with what she stated in her forensic interview. She also explained that she

Unless otherwise indicated, all further statutory references are to the Penal Code. Because the details of the molestation are not relevant to our resolution of this appeal, we do not discuss them. 2 delayed in telling adults about the molestation because she was afraid of Ramos and because of how she believed her family would react. During trial, an expert witness, Dr. Veronica Thomas, who was not familiar with…