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P. v. Lopez CA4/3

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Court of Appeal of CaliforniaApril 29, 2013G046238California5,270 words

Opinion

Opinion

Rylaarsdam, J.

FACTS

1. The Incidents Involving Jane Doe 1 and Jane Doe 2 Jane Doe 1, born in July 1995, and Jane Doe 2, born in April 1990, are sisters. Defendant is their mother‟s uncle and godfather, and they have known him their entire lives. At the time of trial, Jane Doe 2, the elder of the sisters, was 20 years old. She testified to one incident of molestation occurring when she was seven years old and living with her family at her grandmother‟s home.

3 According to Jane Doe 2, the incident occurred when she was napping on a bed in her grandmother‟s bedroom. She awoke from her nap when she heard someone opening the door, saw that it was defendant, and pretended to remain asleep. Defendant sat on the bed next to her, lifted up her shirt, and massaged her right breast. He put his mouth on her left nipple and sucked on it. She was scared and did not react. After he finished, he left the room and she remained on the bed until she could no longer hear his voice in the house. She did not tell anyone else what had occurred because she thought no one would believe her, but thereafter she avoided defendant. Jane Doe 1, who was 15 years old at the time of trial, testified that from the time she…

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