People v. Johnson CA1/4

FACTS

T.B. was 18 years old when she testified at Johnson’s trial in 2019.2 T.B. left home when she was 13 years old and turned to prostitution as a means to support herself. She testified that in prostitution parlance, going on a “date” meant “go[ing] to the guy that you’re getting money from.” To get dates, she advertised herself on Backpage, which included “in-calls” (men went to her location) and “out-calls” (she went to location of the men). T.B. did not enjoy the dates themselves, but enjoyed the money she earned from them. Although she would have rather earned money a different way, prostitution was the only way she knew how to make money. She described a “pimp” as being someone who told her “where to go, when to go” and maintained some control over the money she earned from prostitution. T.B. met Johnson sometime in 2016 after she had stolen a car and was on the run from the police. Although she was 16 years old, she told Johnson she was 21. T.B. stayed with Johnson for a few weeks. During this time, they had a sexual relationship and she never left the house. Eventually, T.B. left Johnson’s house; she could not remember where she went but believed she went to juvenile…