People v. Herediasantana CA4/3

FACTS

In the early 2000s, Herediasantana began dating a woman who lived in a rented room in Santa Ana with her children. He often stayed with them over the weekend, sharing the single bed. When the woman’s 10-year- old daughter, B., moved from Mexico to join her family in Santa Ana, Herediasantana began to rape and molest the child. The abuse continued over the next six years until B. moved out of state to escape him. Years later, while dating another woman, Herediasantana (then in his late 40s) began having sex with her 15-year-old daughter, Y. After learning about their relationship, Y.’s mother obtained a restraining order against Herediasantana, but he continued his relationship with Y., who eventually got pregnant. She gave birth to his child when she was 17. Herediasantana was charged with continuous sexual abuse of a minor under the age of 14 (Pen. Code, § 288.5, subd. (a)), unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor (id., § 261.5, subd. (c)), and two counts of violating a protective order (id., § 273.6, subd. (a)), among other allegations. The prosecution filed a motion in limine under California’s rape shield law (Evid. Code, §§ 782, 1103) to exclude evidence that B. had…