People v. Williams CA4/2

STATEMENT OF FACTS

A. The Lewd Acts.

Sometime in 2007, defendant and his wife Jeannette (“Jeannie”) moved into a

two-bedroom condominium in Cathedral City. Jeannie’s adult son lived there with them.

In March 2008, they moved to a mobile home in Thousand Palms.

Jeannie had an adult daughter from a previous relationship, named Donna.

Donna’s older daughter Mi. was born in 1999, and her younger daughter Ma. was born in

2003.

Sometimes, the girls stayed overnight with defendant and Jeannie. When they did,

Mi., Ma., Jeannie, and defendant all slept together in the same bed.

Mi. testified to two of the charged incidents of molestation. They both occurred at

the Cathedral City condo, and thus when Mi. was between seven and eight.

Once, she was asleep in bed with defendant and Jeannie; around dawn, she awoke

to find that defendant was “rubbing the outer layer of [her] vagina.” Something similar

happened five or six more times.

The trial court ordered that the victims be referred to as “[first name] Doe.” (See § 293.5.) Their first names, however, were unusual and distinctive. We therefore accord them protective nondisclosure by using the first two letters of their…