People v. Latanzio CA2/5

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

I. Facts

A. The family unit Defendant started dating his girlfriend in 2019, at a time when the girlfriend’s daughter, Jane Doe, was only five years old. Although defendant had his own residence, he spent a lot of time with the girlfriend and Jane Doe at their apartment. B. Molestation of Jane Doe Between 2019 and July 16, 2021, defendant repeatedly engaged in sex acts with Jane Doe. As Jane Doe consistently recounted to a forensic interviewer, during her preliminary hearing testimony, and during her trial testimony: — Defendant, while once carrying Jane Doe into the apartment as she pretended to be asleep, pushed his finger into her vagina through her clothes. — Defendant on more than one occasion inserted his bare finger into Jane Doe’s vagina, on more than one occasion

2 placed his mouth directly on her vagina, and on one occasion forced Jane Doe’s mouth onto his penis while he watched television. — Defendant on one occasion inserted his penis into Jane Doe’s vagina. — On July 16, 2021, defendant inserted his bare finger into Jane Doe’s vagina and also placed his mouth on her vagina. Amidst these incidents, defendant…