People v. Price CA4/1

I.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Jane Doe was born in 1978. According to Jane Doe’s trial testimony, in 1989 or 1990, when she was approximately 11 or 12 years old, her mother was a drug addict who used drugs with Price. Price was in his mid-twenties at the time. In exchange for drugs, Jane Doe’s mother agreed to let Price take Jane Doe, alone, to his house. At Price’s house, Jane Doe and Price would use methamphetamine together and engage in sexual conduct. The arrangement lasted for approximately one year. Several times a week, Jane Doe would spend time with Price, during which they engaged in lengthy “make out” sessions, which included kissing, “dry humping” (i.e., grinding their genitals together while clothed), and using their hands to feel each other’s clothed bodies. On some occasions, Price would also orally copulate

Unless otherwise indicated, all further statutory references are to the Penal Code. 2 Jane Doe. Jane Doe could not remember whether Price ever had sexual intercourse with her. Jane Doe thought of Price as her boyfriend. Near the end of his relationship with Jane Doe, Price moved into an apartment with his girlfriend, K.B., whom he later married. At…