People v. Arevalo CA2/6

FACTS

Anahi G. was 12 years old at the time of trial. WhenA. was in the fifth grade and 10 years old, she attended a school assembly where a video about "how people are not supposed to touch you in wrong ways" was shown. After she saw the video, she gave a note to her teacher saying that it had happened to her. A. told the teacher she had been touched by Arevalo, her uncle. Anahi testified Arevalo touched her on three separate occasions. The first occasion was when she was six years old. Arevalo picked her up and took her into his bedroom. He placed her face down on the bed, kneeled on her knees and held her hands behind her back. Arevalo put his finger between her "butt cheeks." When Arevalo removed his finger, he toldA. not to tell anyone. On the second occasion,A. was watching television when Arevalo came into the room and put his hand down her pants. He moved his finger over her vagina on top of her underwear. He did not touch her skin. On the third occasion,A. was playing with her cousins in the house. Arevalo picked her up and carried her outside into the back yard. He took off her clothes and licked her vagina. She tried to push his head away but he was too strong. He left…