People v. Boyd CA4/2

I. INTRODUCTION

In 2016, V.N. moved into the home of defendant and appellant Wayne Eric Boyd

after agreeing to work as his personal assistant. V.N. alleged that during the course of

that relationship, defendant became psychologically, physically, and sexually abusive.

When V.N. finally reported her allegations to law enforcement, defendant was

charged with numerous offenses, including assault by means of force likely to produce

great bodily injury (§ 245, subd. (a)(4), count 1); penetration by a foreign object (§ 289,

subd. (a)(1), count 2); assault with the intent to commit rape, sodomy, or oral copulation

(§ 220, count 3); false imprisonment (§ 236, count 4); assault with a deadly weapon

(§ 245, subd. (a)(1), count 5); making criminal threats (§ 422, count 6); and misdemeanor

sexual battery (§ 243.4(e)(1), count 7). Defendant was also charged with assault by

means of force likely to produce great bodily injury (§ 245, subd. (a)(4), count 8) and

misdemeanor solicitation of prostitution (§ 647(b), count 9), arising out of an incident

involving one of V.N.’s friends, B.C. Ultimately, defendant was sentenced to a term of

two years in state prison after a jury convicted…