The People v. Salazar CA4/3

FACTS

The prosecution presented the following evidence in its case-in-chief. Defendant was a case manager in the Unaccompanied Children‘s Program at Florence Crittenton Services (Crittenton). When children cross the border illegally without a parent or guardian and are taken into custody, they are turned over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which in turn delivers the children to an Unaccompanied Children‘s Program. The Unaccompanied Children‘s Program tries to either reunify the child with a family member or obtain foster placement. Each child at Crittenton has a case manager and therapist, and they receive medical services and schooling. Defendant was the case manager for the three alleged victims in this case. As case manager, he was responsible for working with the individual children in attempts to either reunite them with their family, return them to their country of origin, or assist their placement into foster care. The program director at Crittendon had a good working relationship with defendant and thought of him as a good employee with no problems or complaints. Each child is required to have two 10-minute calls per week with a family member. These…