People v. Schreiber CA6

I. BACKGROUND

A. Petition On March 5, 2020, the People filed a petition to commit Schreiber as a sexually violent predator. The People alleged that (1) Schreiber had been convicted of two sexually violent offenses, a violation of Penal Code section 288.5 and a violation of Penal Code section 288, subdivision (c)(1); and (2) two or more practicing psychiatrists or psychologists, designated by the Director of the California Department of State Hospitals, had evaluated Schreiber and determined that he has a diagnosed mental disorder; such that (3) Schreiber was likely to engage in future acts of predatory sexually violent criminal behavior upon his release from custody. B. Evidence of Prior Offenses2 1. 2004 Conviction On September 28, 2003, Schreiber’s second daughter, then 11 years old, reported to law enforcement that Schreiber was sexually molesting her. She reported that Schreiber had continuously molested her since she was five years old. The molestation included kissing, fondling, “rub[bing] her vagina with his penis,” and on one occasion “he gave her some lotion and made her masturbate him.” Following the report, law enforcement questioned Schreiber’s older…