People v. Flores CA4/1

Defendant Erik Austin Flores is the father of three young children (John Doe 1, John Doe 2, and Jane Doe) who were the victims of the charged offenses. The information alleged that, between April 1, 2011, and June 5, 2014, Flores committed torture (Pen. Code, § 206; count 3) and child abuse (§ 273a, subd. (a); count 4) on Jane Doe. The information further alleged that, during that same period, Flores committed torture (§ 206; count 7) and child abuse (§ 273a, subd. (a); count 8) on John Doe 2. The information further alleged that, during the same period, Flores committed child abuse (§ 273a, subd. (a); count 10) on John Doe 1. Finally, the information specifically alleged that Flores personally inflicted great bodily injury (§ 12022.7, subd. (d)) on the victims in connection with counts 4, 8 and 10.

Defendant Mariah Sugg had an “off-and-on” girlfriend relationship with Flores, and was separately charged with the same set of offenses against the same victims, but with differing windows of commission. The information alleged that, between December 1, 2012, and June 5, 2014, Sugg committed torture (§ 206; count 1) and child abuse (§ 273a, subd. (a); count 2) on Jane Doe.…