People v. Sepulveda CA6

I. INTRODUCTION

Defendant Aaron Eugene Sepulveda was convicted by jury of the following 12 counts: aggravated sexual assault of a child under the age of 14 by rape (Pen. Code, §§ 269, subd. (a)(1), 261, subd. (a)(2);)1; forcible rape of a child under the age of 14 (§ 261, subd. (a)(2)); two counts of forcible lewd act on a child under the age of 14 (§ 288, subd. (b)(1)); sexual intercourse with a child aged 10 or younger (§ 288.7, subd. (a)); three counts of lewd act on a child under the age of 14 (section 288, subd. (a)); sodomy with a child aged 10 or younger (§ 288.7, subd. (a)); aggravated sexual assault of a child under the age of 14 by forcible oral copulation (§ 269, subd. (a)(4); former § 288a, subd. (c)(2)); and two counts of oral copulation with a child aged 10 or younger (§ 288.7, subd. (b)). The jury found true allegations that defendant personally inflicted great

1 All further statutory references are to the Penal Code unless otherwise indicated. bodily injury (§ 12022.8) and personally inflicted bodily harm upon a child under the age of 14 (§ 667.61, subds. (d)(7) & (j)(1)) regarding the counts for aggravated sexual assault of a child under the age of 14 by rape,…