People v. Hedrick CA2/6

FACTS

Appellant and his family were neighbors of the victim, S.S., and her family. The victim would sometimes go to appellant's house to use his computer. On several of these occasions, appellant molested her.

2 The trial court reserved jurisdiction to increase the amount of restitution to the victim and her parents in future orders. The court also reserved jurisdiction to impose a future order of restitution to the Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board. (§ 1202.4, subd. (f).) 3 Section 290.3 was enacted in 1988 as part of legislation ordering persons required as sex offenders to pay an administrative fee to cover the costs associated with the registration process. In addition, the legislation required the Attorney General to establish a five-year pilot Serious Habitual Offender Program (SHOP) to "evaluate the number of arrests and convictions for sex offenses and the length of sentences for repeat offenders." (Former § 13891, added by Stats. 1988, ch. 1134, § 2.) By the legislation's express terms, the SHOP expired in July 1994 and was repealed six months later. Section 290.3 remains in effect. Its fines are largely allocated to the Sexual Habitual Offender…