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FACTS

Tasha R. On July 4, 2009, Tasha R. was driving her daughter (age 11) and niece (age 6) to watch fireworks. Tasha has two young sons with defendant Samos. After Tasha ended their relationship, Samos was supposed to stay away from her. While stopped at an intersection, Tasha was suddenly attacked by Samos, who opened the door and hit her hard, knocking her over. Samos got into the driver‟s seat and drove Tasha and the two girls to the back of a nearby appliance store, which was closed for the holiday. The owner of the store allowed Samos to work and sleep at the building. Samos took Tasha into the appliance store, locked the door, and restrained her ankles and hands with duct tape and shoelaces. He struck her in the face repeatedly with a gun. Though vague on the details of her four-hour ordeal, Tasha testified that Samos sexually assaulted her while her daughter and niece sat in the car. She could hear the girls crying and honking the car horn outside the building. Tasha was afraid. To end the situation, she told Samos that they would restart their relationship. In truth, she had no intention of going back to him, but hoped to convince him to let her go. The ruse worked.…