People v. Sanders CA3

FACTS

D.S.

In December 2011, 18-year-old D.S. was five months’ pregnant. She had been a prostitute since she was 15, but stopped seeing her regular customers after learning she was pregnant. On December 10, 2011, at approximately 1:00 a.m., D.S. left her residence after fighting with her boyfriend and walked to a nearby bus stop to “take a break.” She wanted to visit her grandmother’s house, but could not get a ride there. A car pulled up to the bus stop and the driver, defendant, offered her a ride. D.S. agreed when defendant offered to take her to her home first so she could get her cell phone. She got into the car and defendant drove her to her residence, where she retrieved the phone and returned to defendant’s car. Defendant started driving, but D.S. soon realized he was not driving to her grandmother’s house. She told defendant he was driving in the wrong direction, but he kept driving, even after she asked him to take her back home. When D.S. told defendant she would call the police, he grabbed her phone, took out the battery, and continued driving. D.S. panicked and moved to the backseat. Defendant parked next to a FedEx building near a deserted warehouse. D.S. asked for…