People v. Farias CA4/2

BACKGROUND

Jane Doe and defendant were married in 2008. Shortly thereafter, defendant

became more distant, and started calling Doe names when they were alone. Defendant

forced Doe to have sex with him whenever he felt like it, even during her menstrual

All further statutory references are to the Penal Code unless otherwise indicated.

2 cycle, although before the day of the trial, she had never reported this to anyone.

Defendant told her that was what she was there for, and treated her like a prostitute,

requiring her to engage in acts such as sodomy. Defendant also controlled the money,

paid all the bills, and did not allow Doe to work or drive the car. Because she did not

have access to money, Doe’s sisters brought food to her.

Doe became pregnant with her first child, A., within a month of the marriage. A.

was born in February 2009. Doe’s twin sister, Esmeralda, stayed with Doe after A.’s

birth, but left after a month. After Esmeralda left, the verbal abuse got worse and

defendant forced Doe to have sex with him, even though Doe’s doctor had advised

against it.

In 2010, when A. was eight months old, Doe learned she was pregnant for the

second time, but…