People v. Allen CA6

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On December 30, 2017, Santa Clara County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of a rape at Valley Medical Center. The victim reported she had been raped by defendant, who was her ex-boyfriend. The victim reported that defendant had arrived at her recreational vehicle trailer uninvited and approached her while she was lying in her bed. Defendant accused the victim of cheating on him. He got into the victim’s bed and straddled her, using his body weight to pin her down. He hit her on her head. Defendant then pulled the victim’s pants down and penetrated her vagina with his hand. Shortly thereafter, he inserted his penis and proceeded to rape the victim for approximately five minutes. The victim’s 18-year-old autistic daughter was present at the scene. The victim was left with multiple bruises and lacerations. She was later examined by a Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) nurse, who determined that her injuries were consistent with her report that she had been raped. In January 2018, the Santa Clara District Attorney filed a complaint charging defendant with rape and infliction of corporal injury on a cohabitant. A. First Motion to…