People v. Dominguez CA4/3

FACTS

In early March 2011, R.S. entrusted the care of her then-six-year-old daughter, D.C., to her neighbor, G.T., during working hours. Dominguez lived with G.T. One day, D.C. complained to her mother that “her private part was hurting” after she and her mother got home from G.T.’s house. R.S. asked D.C. what happened, and D.C. said Dominguez touched her private part “and it hurts.” D.C. also said Dominguez called her into the garage, away from G.T., pulled her pants and underwear down, touched her private part, and they watched a pornographic movie together. The next day, D.C. repeated her story and described the movie Dominguez showed her. R.S. and D.C. soon moved from their residence, but R.S. did not notify the police immediately. R.S. did contact the police around March 22 and a police investigator conducted a recorded interview of D.C. During this interview, D.C. said Dominguez touched the inside of her private part. Using a doll, D.C. showed the investigator how

2 Dominguez’s hand went back and forth and onto and inside the labia of her vagina. However, D.C. denied Dominguez showed her any movies of naked people. The same day, Dominguez gave a statement following…