People v. Leonard CA3

BACKGROUND

A. had an auditory processing disorder and was diagnosed with atypical autism on the spectrum. She lived with her mother Taylor, Taylor’s boyfriend, defendant, and defendant’s wife Tammie.2 Defendant was a father figure to Taylor, and A. called defendant grandpa. On September 16, 2016, six-year-old A. told Taylor that defendant pulled A.’s pants down. A. appeared scared. Taylor did not continue the conversation because defendant kept walking by her bedroom door, throwing things and slamming doors. She took A. to the park the next day. There, A. disclosed that defendant had her watch

1 Undesignated statutory references are to the Penal Code.

2 We will refer to certain individuals by their first names for clarity.

2 “illegal videos,” had sex with her, put his mouth on her privates, put his penis in her mouth and had her touch his penis. Taylor took A. to UC Davis Medical Center the next morning, where A. was interviewed by a social worker and Sacramento County Sheriff’s Deputy Tim Mullin. A. told the UC Davis Medical Center social worker that someone touched A.’s vagina and kissed A. on the lips. A. told Deputy Mullin that defendant showed A. videos with naked adults…