People v. Packer CA4/2

I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND

Defendant does not challenge the sufficiency of evidence to support the judgment;

thus, the facts may be briefly stated. Defendant repeatedly molested his two young

stepdaughters over an approximate 14-year period. Defendant began to molest the older

girl, L., soon after he moved in with the victims’ mother and her children. L. was nine

years old when the molestations commenced. Defendant continued to molest L. until she

was 17 years old. Shortly after L. turned 18, she moved out of the home. L.’s younger

sister, M., was 11 years old when L. left the home. After L. moved out, defendant turned

his lewd attentions to M. Defendant continually molested M. until she was 13 years old,

at which time she ran away from home. M. went to live with her grandparents. When M.

2 told her grandparents about defendant’s molestations, they convinced her to go to the

police and report the crimes.

Defendant had previously been convicted of molesting two other young girls in the

1980’s, and both of those victims testified at trial. A. was defendant’s stepdaughter from

a prior marriage. Defendant continually molested A. from the time she was six or seven

years old…