People v. R.E. CA2/5

FACTS

Prosecution

The Incident

K.A. testified that, on October 7, 2019, she and her friend J.G. took a bus to Ralphs with J.C. and J.B. K.A. had ingested two beers before she boarded the bus. The group met up with R.E. and went to the rooftop of a building in North Hollywood, where they drank alcohol together. They intended to get drunk and then go home. K.A. drank five mouthfuls of alcohol and felt “very tipsy.” She had never been so drunk. K.A. remembered talking, J.G. and J.C. dancing, and music playing on her phone. She remembered J.G., who was also intoxicated, kissing J.C. and J.B. K.A. passed out. When she regained consciousness, she was lying on the ground and her whole body hurt. She thought she fell over. R.E. took a video of K.A. while she was on the ground. Someone shook her and tried to wake her up, but she remembered nothing after that. K.A. did not consent to any sexual contact or kissing with R.E., J.C., or J.B. while they were on the roof. K.A. woke up in a hospital but she did not know how she got there. The police took her to the Center for Assault Treatment Services (CATS) where she spoke to a detective and was examined by a nurse. During the examination,…