People v. Jaquez CA6

I. BACKGROUND

The facts recounted below are drawn from the record, including the evidence presented at trial, which is viewed in the light most favorable to the verdicts. (See People v. Banks (2015) 61 Cal.4th 788, 795.) A. The Offenses Jaquez was accused of sexually molesting three girls then under the age of 10— sisters ZH Doe and ZY Doe as well as their neighbor, L Doe—on multiple occasions from approximately 2011 to 2013. At that time, Jaquez was dating M.O., the grandmother of ZH and ZY, who lived with L’s family in the same apartment building as her granddaughters. Although L is not biologically related to ZH and ZY, she was close to them and referred to them as cousins. 1. ZH Jaquez began molesting ZH when she was six or seven years old, continuing until she was around nine years old, when her family moved out of the apartment. ZH recalled that Jaquez touched her chest, thighs, legs, and buttocks, and hugged her very tightly while putting his hands on her waist or chest. In addition, on one occasion, Jaquez touched ZH on her vagina. On another occasion, when ZH was in M.O.’s bedroom, her grandmother left ZH alone with Jaquez, who told ZH to lay on the bed with him and…