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P. v. Perez CA4/2

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Court of Appeal of CaliforniaMay 3, 2013E053474California2,572 words

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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…

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