People v. Freeman CA1/2

BACKGROUND

A. Charges On July 31, 2023, the San Mateo County District Attorney charged Freeman in a second amended information with 20 felony sex offenses against five victims: J (count 1); M (counts 2–14); P (counts 15–16); T (counts 17–18); and D (counts 19–20).

1 The specific counts were alleged as follows: count 1 (J)—forcible rape

of child victim over 14 (Pen. Code, § 261, subd. (a)(2) (further undesignated statutory references are to the Penal Code)); count 2 (M)—kidnapping to commit lewd acts (§ 207, subd. (b)); count 3 (M)—forcible rape of child under 14 (§ 261, subd. (a)(2)); count 4 (M)—forcible lewd act on child (§ 288, subd. (b)(1)); count 5 (M)—kidnapping (§ 209, subd. (b)(1)); count 6 and 7 (M)— forcible oral copulation of child over 14 (§ 288a, subd. (c)(2)(C), renumbered effective January 1, 2019 as § 287, subd. (c)(2)(C) (Sen. Bill No. 1494 (2017- 2018 Reg. Sess.), Stats. 2018, ch. 423, § 49); counts 8, 9, and 10 (M)—forcible rape of child over 14 (§ 261, subd. (a)(2)); counts 11, 12, and 13 (M)—forcible oral copulation of child over 14 (§ 288a, subd. (c)(2)(C)); counts 11, 12, and 13 (M)—forcible rape of child over 14 (§ 261, subd. (a)(2)); count 15…