People v. Dare CA1/1

I. BACKGROUND

A. Factual Background Dennis W. and W.D. were married in 1998. The couple had two daughters, Jane Doe 2 and Jane Doe 1, who were both born during the marriage. In 2004, Dennis and W.D. separated, and in 2005, they divorced. After Dennis and W.D. separated, W.D. began dating defendant. In 2007, W.D. married defendant and moved into his home with her two daughters. Defendant’s teenage son also lived in the home. Dennis and W.D. initially shared custody of the girls, but in 2010, Dennis moved to Missouri. In December 2010, W.D. gave birth to her son; defendant was the baby’s father. 1. Jane Doe 2 Jane Doe 2’s earliest memory of sexual abuse dates back to when she was in second grade and was eight or nine years old. On multiple nights— more than she could count—Doe 2 woke up in her bed1 to being touched and stimulated. Sometimes defendant would get into Doe 2’s bed with her; more often he would stand next to her bed and reach through the bars on the side of the bed. The abuse happened almost every night until it ended when she was in fourth or fifth grade. One time, defendant crawled up into Doe 2’s bed and laid down on her right side; another time he answered the phone…