P.
P. v. Perez CA4/2
Opinion
Opinion
FACTS AND PROCEDURE
Defendant is Jane Doe‟s stepfather and the father of her three brothers. Defendant
began living with the family when Jane Doe was in elementary school. Defendant was
the disciplinarian in the house. Jane Doe testified that when she was in elementary
school defendant would hit her in the head with a closed fist when she would get in
trouble. Another time when she was in junior high he hit her with a belt after she broke a
statue. She hated him for hitting her as she was growing up. Defendant would also beat
Jane Doe‟s mother in front of her. Jane Doe testified she was “scared of” defendant.
Defendant started sexually abusing Jane Doe when she was 10 or 11 years old.
Defendant would make Jane Doe undress and then he would rub lotion all over her body,
including her private parts. He sodomized her many times over the years, sometimes
more than once in a day. Jane Doe did not like this and would try to move, but defendant
would get angry and tell her to “hold still.” The frequent sodomy would cause Jane Doe
to bleed. Beginning when Jane Doe was in 7th or 8th grade, defendant began to orally
copulate Jane Doe. When she was in 8th grade defendant began…