P.

BACKGROUND

In 2006, Watson was sentenced to five years in state prison following conviction of one count of an act of sexual intercourse with a person, not his spouse, against that person‟s will, by means of force, violence and fear of immediate unlawful bodily injury on that person (Pen. Code, § 261, subd. (a)(2)), and admission to two prior prison term enhancements (Pen. Code, § 667.5, subd. (b)). Watson was released on parole in December 2009, but was returned to custody in October 2010, after violating parole by possession of a pocket knife, a can of malt liquor, and 0.1 gram of rock cocaine. Watson was remanded to state prison for 120 days for the violation. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation requested screening reports for a possible DMH recommendation that SVPA proceedings be commenced. Drs. Jeremy Coles and Kathleen Longwell assessed Watson and concluded that he met the statutory definition of a sexually violent predator (SVP). On February 16, 2011, DMH recommended that SVPA proceedings be filed against Watson. On February 22, 2011, a petition was filed against Watson requesting a probable cause hearing. A hearing was held and, in October 2011, the court…