People v. Anand CA4/2

BACKGROUND

Anand was charged with having committed the following offenses against Jane

Doe 1 (his former fiancée) on July 3, 2022: one count of aggravated kidnapping (Pen.

Code, § 209, subd. (b)(1) (section 209(b)(1)); unlabeled statutory references are to this

code), two counts of forcible rape (§ 261, subd. (a)(2)), two counts of forcible sexual

penetration (§ 289, subd. (a)(1)), one count of forcible sodomy (§ 286, subd. (c)(2)(A)),

one count of attempted forcible sodomy (§§ 286, subd. (c)(2)(A), 664), one count of

forcible oral copulation (§ 287, subd. (c)(2)(A)), and one count of assault with the intent

to commit rape, sodomy, oral copulation, or other enumerated offenses (§ 220, subd.

(a)(1)).

I. Anand’s relationship with Doe

Doe 1 testified that she and Anand were involved in a romantic relationship for

approximately five years starting in 2016 or 2017. In 2020, they got engaged to be

married, purchased a home, and started living together. The couple did not share

finances; Doe 1 gave Anand money monthly for the mortgage, paid the utility bills, and

gave him money for property taxes. Shortly after they moved in together, Anand

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