People v. Camerena CA4/2

I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Victim 1, who was born in 1993, is defendant’s biological daughter. She testified

at trial that, beginning in about August 2004, while she was living with defendant, he

repeatedly touched her in an inappropriate, sexual manner. On multiple occasions,

defendant touched her legs, breasts, buttocks, and vaginal area with his hands, over her

clothing. Later, at least once, defendant asked victim 1 to lie down on a bed with him,

and when she did, he touched her breasts under her shirt, and digitally penetrated her

vagina. On another occasion, defendant exposed his penis to victim 1 and told her to

touch it; when she hesitated, he grabbed her wrist and “guided” her hand to do so. The

abuse continued through about the middle of November 2004, when victim 1 moved to

her mother’s house.

3 Defendant is the uncle of victim 2, who was also born in 1993. She testified at

trial that she was touched in a sexual manner by defendant many times between 2004 and

2009. The first time, she was around 10 years old, and lying in the bottom bunk of a

bunk bed next to her cousin, victim 1. Defendant came into the room in the middle of the

night, and spoke…