People v. Hopkins CA2/6

Facts Appellant's daughter, M.H., was born in 1996. When she was in seventh grade, appellant gave her back and belly rubs. On five to ten occasions, he "move[d] his hand up [her] body and start[ed] rubbing her breasts in a circular motion." Appellant made "skin-to-skin contact" with her breasts. On two to five occasions, appellant touched M.H.'s vaginal area. Once or twice, he put his hand underneath her underwear. Once while M.H. was sleeping, appellant awakened her by "massaging and rubbing [her] breasts." M.H. estimated that, while she was in seventh grade, appellant had massaged her and touched her breasts or vagina at least once a month. Appellant stopped the touching in February or March 2010. When M.H. was in eighth grade, she told some friends about appellant's conduct. In June 2011 the police received an anonymous tip that appellant had sexually abused M.H. Appellant voluntarily came to the police station, where Officer Erica Escalante interviewed him for over two hours. Appellant said that, while giving M.H. body rubs, he would sometimes accidentally "bump into her breasts." Later in the interview, appellant explained that as M.H. "developed more, [his]…