People v. Reyes CA6

I. BACKGROUND

Because Reyes pleaded no contest, the facts below are drawn from the probation report. From 2006 to 2010, Reyes molested his eldest daughter on multiple occasions by touching her breasts against her will, starting when she was 13 years old. These events were so traumatic that on at least one occasion the daughter wet her bed. In June 2021, concerned that Reyes’ two still juvenile daughters might be at risk, the eldest daughter reported Reyes’ abuse to the police. Similarly concerned for Reyes’ juvenile daughters, in September 2021 the daughter of a family friend reported that between 1991 and 1993, while she was between 5 and 7 years old, Reyes molested her by exposing his penis to her and asking her to kiss it. In November 2021, in connection with his daughter’s allegations, Lopez Reyes was arraigned on one count for a lewd act with a child under 14 in violation of section 288, subdivision (a) and five counts for lewd acts with a child of 14 in violation of section 288, subdivision (c)(1). In December 2021, in connection with the allegations of the other victim, Reyes was arraigned in a separate case on an additional charge of a lewd act with a child under 13 in…