Krah
People v. Krah
Opinion
Opinion
Haerle, J.
I. INTRODUCTION
Charles Krah (Krah) appeals a judgment committing him to Atascadero State Hospital pursuant to a jury determination that he is a sexually violent predator. (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 6600, et seq.) Krah contends the judgment must be reversed because the trial court (1) lacked jurisdiction; (2) excluded relevant evidence; and (3) made instructional errors. We affirm.
H. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
A. Krah’s background and history of sexual misconduct
Krah was bom in 1930. He was sent to a boy’s home at the age of 10 after he was caught molesting his half sister. When Krah was 17, he entered the military, from which he received a dishonorable discharge.
Krah has three children. He sexually abused at least two of his children during the late 1960’s. On at least one occasion, Krah forced his 11-year-old son to engage in oral copulation with him and his girlfriend at the time. In 1966 Krah began sexually molesting his five-year-old daughter. The abuse continued until 1969, when Krah was arrested after the abuse was reported by a grandparent.
In 1978, Krah went to the home of friend of a friend to watch television. The only other people in the home were a…