People v. Magallon CA2/6

FACTS

Jane Doe, a young child, lived with her mother and two developmentally disabled brothers in their Santa Barbara home. Magallon worked as “a caregiver” to provide “in-home caregiving and transportation services” for Doe’s brothers. He had “unsupervised access to Doe at the family home.” “During a seven-year period, commencing when [Doe] was age seven, [Magallon] repeatedly molested and sexually abused Doe. He also captured video footage of the molestations and sexual abuse he committed.” In 2019, Doe found two hidden cameras in the bathroom. Magallon was the only one who had access to that room. Doe’s mother contacted the police. The police obtained a search warrant for Magallon’s home. They seized cameras “disguised to look like phone chargers,” three laptop computers, cell phones, “memory cards,” and flash drives. The memory cards and flash

2 drives “stored numerous videos of [Magallon] molesting Doe, who appeared to be eight to ten years old at the time.” After his arrest, Magallon admitted to police that he touched Doe’s vagina and penetrated her anus with his finger when she “ ‘was about seven years old.’ ” He said Doe wanted him to touch her vagina and anus and wanted…