People v. Yates CA4/3

FACTS

In January 2010, 16-year-old Charlene D. met appellant, then age 42, through an online chat group. Within a week, they were dating and having sex, and eight months later, Charlene ran away from home and moved in with appellant. They shared an apartment with a woman named Barbara, who was 47 years old. Appellant told Charlene that Barbara was his cousin, but Charlene soon found out Barbara was another one of appellant’s girlfriends. Even though Barbara and appellant had a sexual relationship, that didn’t bother Charlene. In fact, she liked Barbara and often had “threesomes” in bed with her and appellant. But this living arrangement didn’t last long. On the night of September 30, 2010, appellant and Barbara had an argument, and she left the apartment with her belongings. The next morning, appellant told Charlene she had to move out because Barbara and her sons might be coming back to live at the apartment. Charlene packed her bags and went down to the bus station, but after a couple of hours she returned to the apartment. As she was unpacking her belongings, she could hear appellant talking to Barbara on the phone. Following the phone call, appellant poured himself a drink,…