People v. Morse CA4/1

I.

BACKGROUND

A. Report of Molestation On March 11, 2016, Morse’s wife, Consuelo, learned that Morse had molested her niece, Jane Doe 1. Consuelo asked her daughters from a prior relationship, Jane Doe 2 and Jane Doe 3, whether “that had also happened to them or not.” They responded that Morse had “touched” them. Consuelo then called the police. While waiting for the police to arrive, she confronted Morse with the allegations, and he said “he did do it” and “was remorseful.” B. Police Interview and Arrest Officer Cameron Cromwell, two other police officers, and two police

department explorers1 responded to Consuelo’s call. Cromwell and the two other officers wore uniforms and were armed with handguns; the two explorers wore different uniforms and were not armed. When the officers and explorers arrived, Morse, Consuelo, her two daughters, Morse’s mother, and her partner were in the home. Cromwell saw Morse at the top of the stairs,

According to Cromwell, the explorers “ride out with us trying to figure out what’s law enforcement involved.” 2 where he was talking to a lawyer on the telephone, and asked him to come downstairs to pat him down for safety. After the…