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INTRODUCTION

In an amended information, the People charged defendant Camilo Daniel Medrano-Melendez with two counts of committing a lewd act on a child under the age of 14 years (Pen. Code,1 § 288, subd. (a); counts 1 & 2), one count of continuous sexual abuse (§ 288.5, subd. (a); count 3) and one count of committing a lewd act on a child who was 14 or 15 years old, where the defendant was at least 10 years older than the victim (§ 288, subd. (c)(1); count 4). The alleged victim in count 1 was Evelyn L. The alleged victim in counts 2, 3 and 4 was M.D. As to all counts, it was alleged that defendant committed his crimes on multiple victims within the meaning of section 667.61, subdivision (b). A jury found defendant not guilty on count 1, involving Evelyn, but found him guilty on counts 2, 3 and 4, involving M.D. Consequently, the jury found the multiple victims allegation (§ 667.61, subd. (c)) to be untrue. As to count 2, the jury found true the allegation pursuant to section 803, subdivision (f)(1), that the statute of limitations had been extended. As to counts 3 and 4 the jury found true the allegation pursuant to section 801.1, subdivision (a), that M.D. was under the age of…