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BACKGROUND

Elizabeth L. was born in October 1996. In 2002 or 2003, defendant Martin Cerros began a relationship with Elizabeth’s mother, Rocio M. Defendant rented a one-room home when Elizabeth was 12 years old, and she stayed with him even though Rocio M. for the most part did not. Elizabeth considered defendant to be her stepfather. Defendant fathered two daughters with Rocio M., in 2003 and 2004. They also lived with him. When Elizabeth was 11 years old, defendant began to touch her vagina, buttocks and breasts, and doing so almost every day. When she would say no and try to push him away, he would become angry and push her back. After Elizabeth was 12, defendant continued to fondle her breasts and buttocks and began to penetrate her vagina with his fingers. He did this four or five times per week. When Elizabeth was 13, defendant continued to fondle her breasts and buttocks and digitally penetrate her vagina. He also put his mouth on her vagina once and began to penetrate her vagina with his penis, which he did six or seven times per week for approximately one year. Elizabeth would cry and tell him to stop, but he would hold her down and push and kick her. Elizabeth…