NavaAdame
People v. NavaAdame
Opinion
Opinion
FACTS
After fostering P.N. and I.N. for a period of time, NavaAdame and his wife adopted them when they were six and three years old, respectively. At times relevant to this case, they lived in a house with other family members. NavaAdame’s biological son, J.N. and J.N.’s girlfriend, K.G. occupied a downstairs bedroom. The master bedroom used by NavaAdame and his wife was upstairs, as was the bedroom shared by P.N. and I.N., and another bedroom occupied by NavaAdame’s biological daughter. When P.N. was almost 17 years old, she told a friend’s mother about years of alleged sexual abuse inflicted on her by NavaAdame. Her revelation and NavaAdame’s self-initiated contact with law enforcement led to NavaAdame eventually being arrested. The arrest and filing of charges eventually led to an amended information alleging the following 11 counts: count 1, sexual intercourse or sodomy with a child 10 years old or younger (Pen. Code, § 288.7, subd. (a)); 1 count 2, lewd acts upon a child under 14 years old (§ 288, subd. (a)); counts 3 and 11, continuous sexual abuse of a child under 14 years old (§ 288.5, subd. (a)); counts 4 and 5, lewd acts upon a child 14 and 15 years old (§ 288, subd.…