People v. Coracero CA2/6

FACTS

Jane Doe, 12 years old at the time of trial, lived with her father Todd and her mother Lola. Appellant, her uncle, and his wife Martha lived next door. Lola and Martha are sisters. Doe testified that before she was at the age when she started going to school, she was at appellant’s house. He touched her on her chest and genital area. This happened when they were laying on a bed and he was watching an adult website displaying adults having sex. After she saw the pornography she ran home. Over the years, appellant touched her in this manner about ten times. In one incident, appellant asked Doe if she wanted to watch a movie on television in his living room. She agreed and sat on a couch. Appellant touched her on her vagina and stroked her thigh area. In another incident, Doe was in the pantry of appellant’s house looking for food. Appellant followed her, hugged her and touched her vagina under her underwear. One day, appellant decided to take a picture of Doe. He tried to pull

2 her shirt up and remove her sports bra. He was trying to remove her sports bra with one hand and take a picture with his other hand as she resisted. Appellant had sheds in the backyard of his…