People v. Zakrzewski CA4/3

FACTS

Over the course of at least six years, Zakrzewski provided babysitting services to many families. He advertised his services on various internet websites, marketing himself as someone who was capable of handling challenging and special needs kids, and who had a lot of experience caring for boys. In May 2019, a mother reported to law enforcement that her male child, who Zakrzewski babysat off-and-on over the course of a few months, had been sexually abused by him. An ensuing investigation uncovered thousands of pictures and videos from Zakrzewski’s electronic devices and led to his arrest. A felony complaint charged Zakrzewski with four counts of child sexual abuse crimes involving two male minor victims, as well as one count of possession of child pornography (Pen. Code, § 311.11, subd. (a)).1 Within less than a year, the number of counts alleged against him rose to 34 and the number of male minor victims rose to 17, with the alleged crimes spanning

1 All further statutory references are to the Penal Code.

2 over at least a five-year period. The crimes charged included numerous counts of committing a lewd act upon a child under 14 years of age (§ 288, subd. (a)), one…