People v. Hammar CA4/1

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

The abuse underlying this case originally came to light in 2011, when Jane’s classmate and friend made a hotline report to Child Protective Services. Hammar was arrested and charged then, but Jane refused to testify so the case never went to trial. In 2019, after Hammar filed a request to seal the previous records, a deputy district attorney contacted Jane. Jane agreed to pursue the case, and the People filed a new complaint in September 2019. Hammar learned of the

The expert here clarified that although it is historically referred to as CSAAS, it is not really a syndrome. The research focuses on “the nature of the relationship [involving] sex abuse among an adult and a minor known to one another.” We refer to CSAAS throughout this opinion based on Hammar’s presentation of the issues, but acknowledge it may be more appropriate to refer more generally to sexual abuse disclosure patterns.

2 new charges while in Vietnam and he stayed there until he was arrested and extradited back to the United States in August 2022. In an information, filed November 1, 2022, the People charged Hammar with eight counts of oral copulation upon a child…