Wright

In January 2016, the trial court, pursuant to the Sexually Violent Predator Act (SVPA) (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 6600 et seq.), found John Wright (Wright) to be a sexually violent predator (SVP) and committed him to a state hospital for an indefinite term.

On appeal, Wright advances a number of different arguments, including that the commitment order was not supported by substantial evidence. In particular, Wright argues that the diagnosis of hebephilia by the People’s expert was fundamentally flawed due, inter alia, to a lack of information about the physical characteristics and/or sexual development of the victims. We agree with Wright. With regard to the diagnosed mental disorder offered by the People, “ ‘there is simply too great an analytical gap between the data and the opinion proffered.’ ” (Sargon Enterprises, Inc. v. University of Southern California (2012) 55 Cal.4th 747, 771 [ 149 Cal.Rptr.3d 614 , 288 P.3d 1237 ] (Sargon).) Accordingly, we reverse the judgment.

BACKGROUND

I. Wright’s prior convictions

In 1996, Wright sustained a conviction for committing a lewd act upon a 14-year-old female in 1995, a conviction which resulted in a six-month jail term and…