People v. Sellers CA3

FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

The Crimes M. Sellers is the mother of three children. Her oldest child, Jane Doe One, was born in September 1997. Her youngest, Jane Doe Three, was born in December 2001. Sellers married defendant in 2008. She lived with defendant and her three children in Rocklin. In November 2010, after Jane Doe One told her that defendant molested her, she made defendant leave their home and contacted Child Protective Services (CPS). After Jane Doe One recanted her allegation, CPS closed the case and defendant returned home. Sellers was a close friend of L.K., the mother of Jane Doe Two, who was born in August 1998. Jane Doe Two often stayed overnight at Sellers’ home. In May 2012, Jane Doe Two told L.K. that defendant had been touching her. L.K. took Jane Doe Two to the police department, where the girl made a statement. L.K. also told Sellers that defendant had touched Jane Doe Two. Sellers then talked to Jane Doe One, who said defendant had molested her and she was sorry for changing her story. When confronted by Sellers, defendant denied touching Jane Doe Two and called her a liar. Defendant told Sellers he did nothing more than walk into Jane Doe One’s room when she…