The People v. Palomo CA2/6

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

In 2011, the San Luis Obispo County prosecutor filed a second amended information charging Palomo with three counts of child molestation committed against

I. Doe in 2007, two counts of child molestation committed against Elizabeth Doe in 2010,

and one count of child molestation committed against Emily Doe in 2010. At trial, the prosecutor also presented evidence of an uncharged act of child molestation committed in 1995 against C.O.

1 All further statutory references are to the Penal Code unless stated otherwise. Sexual Offenses Committed Against I. Doe (§§ 288.7, subd. (b) & 288, subd. (a).) Palomo is the father of I. Doe, and T.C. is her mother. In 2007, I. lived with her mother but not her father. When I. was five or six years old, Palomo touched her "private part" with his "private" as well as his hand. He also placed his "private" in her mouth. I. felt "uncomfortable" and thought that Palomo's acts were "gross." I. also testified that when she was five years old, another man in the household touched her "private part." When interviewed in 2007, I. stated that her father touched her inappropriately. On March 2, 2011, I. was interviewed…