People v. Leslie CA4/2

BACKGROUND

Leslie was born in 1978. He married Araceli R. in 2008. Leslie and Araceli had

two daughters: Jane Doe C. (born in November 2006) and Jane Doe M. (two years

younger than Doe C.). Araceli had two older children: Jane Doe V. (born in December

1997) and Marcus S. (two years younger than Doe V.).

I. Doe C. reports that Leslie sexually abused her

Doe V., her boyfriend, and her children visited with her family (Araceli, Leslie,

Doe C., and Doe M.) for about two weeks in March and April 2020. Doe V. was then

years old. During the visit, Doe C. overheard a telephone conversation between Doe V.,

her boyfriend, and his mother, in which Doe V. was talking about having been sexually

assaulted by Leslie. Doe C., who was then 13 years old, subsequently told Doe V. that

Leslie was sexually abusing her. Doe V. drove home the next day, told Marcus what

happened, and asked him to tell Araceli, which he did on April 20 by calling her at work.

After work, Araceli took Doe C. and Doe M. to Araceli’s friend’s house to spend

the night. She lied to Leslie and the girls, telling them that her friend wanted to spend

time with the girls. As Doe C. was packing to leave,…