People v. Gonzalez CA4/3

FACTS

1992 Ruben L., who is not a victim in this case, was born in late 1981. In 1992, he knew defendant. During the 2012 trial of the instant matter, Ruben testified defendant “would come around our apartment . . . our apartment complex and that’s how I met him.” Defendant met Ruben’s parents at some point. Ruben said there had been several incidents of inappropriate touching. He described one that occurred while Ruben was sitting on top of a washer or dryer in the laundry room. He said defendant “came up to me between my legs and kind of touching me and then he tried to — when he tried to kiss me, that’s when I kind of pushed him away and told him to stop.” He said the place where defendant touched him was “around my butt.” Ruben turned his head, and defendant missed his lips, but kissed Ruben on his face. Defendant offered Ruben $5 “not to tell anybody.” He related one other incident he remembered about defendant that happened when “me and all the guys” were in the pool. “He grabbed me from my groin and kind of my chest and picked me up and kind of threw me across the water.” Later, Ruben told a teacher about defendant’s conduct. After that, the police got involved.

1994,…