People v. Angulo CA1/1

I. BACKGROUND1

In 2018, the People charged defendant with nine counts of lewd act on a child under 14 years old (Pen. Code, § 288, subd. (a)2), three counts of forcible lewd act on a child (§ 288, subd. (b)(1)), and six counts of lewd act on a child who was 14 years old by a person at least 10 years older than the child (§ 288, subd. (c)(1)). A. Prosecution Case 1. Victim’s Testimony In April 2016—when she was 13 years old—the victim started spending more time with her aunt Irma A., uncle Ubaldo A., and their five daughters.3 She often went to their house, where they all lived together. Her cousin Yasmin M. was married to defendant, who was 27 years old at the time.4 Yasmin and defendant had two children. During the summer of 2016, the victim went to her family’s home a few times a month. The first incident of sexual molestation occurred in the early part of that summer, when the victim went to her family’s house to swim in their pool.5 After swimming, she went to Yasmin and defendant’s room to

1 We provide an overview of the facts here and additional facts in

connection with our discussion of defendant’s claims. 2 All further statutory references are to the Penal Code…