People v. Molina CA2/2

FACTS

Prosecution Evidence C. is the child of G. and W., who separated in 2010. They also had a son, A. C. was nine years old at the time of trial. Before her parents separated, C. lived on Dalton Street in Los Angeles with her parents, brother, uncle, and grandparents. The Dalton Street house belonged to C.’s grandparents, who are defendant and Abigail.2 When her parents separated, C. at first went to live with G. In December 2011, W. obtained custody of C. and A., and they went to live with him in the Dalton Street home. The Dalton Street home had only one bedroom, where W. slept with his children. The uncle slept on the floor of the closet in the same room. The grandparents slept on a bed in the living room. C. testified that when she was seven years old, defendant began to touch her private parts. C. testified that defendant would insert his fingers in her “front part” and move them from side to side. He did this “more than two times” while they were either on her grandmother’s bed or her father’s bed. C. did not want defendant to do this to her, but

All further references to statutes are to the Penal Code unless stated otherwise. C. said her grandmother’s name…