People v. Porter CA2/1

BACKGROUND

In September 2019, Porter and his girlfriend, I.B., broke up after dating off and on for roughly six months. On September 25, 2019, I.B.’s daughter, V.B., was home alone at the apartment she and I.B. shared. I.B. had instructed V.B. not to let Porter into the apartment. When Porter knocked on the apartment door,

3 V.B. told him he was not allowed in. Porter then entered through the front window. V.B. told him to leave and tried to push him out, but Porter pushed her back and V.B. fell to the floor. Porter proceeded to sit on top of V.B. and punched her in the legs. V.B. managed to get out from under Porter and tried to run away from him, ultimately ending up in her mother’s bedroom. Porter began hitting V.B. again, and she moved to the bed, where Porter began trying to pull her pants off. V.B. begged Porter “don’t do this” and tried to hold her pants up. During this struggle, Porter made sexual comments to V.B. and put his hand down the back of her pants. Porter ultimately stopped and told V.B. not to tell anybody what happened. V.B. escaped from the apartment and called the police. After attempting to flee, Porter was arrested. Following this incident, I.B. received…