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Case 2:19-cv-00381-MCE-KJN Document 11 Filed 12/17/20 Page 1 of

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOHN ROBERT OTERO, No. 2:19cv00381 MCE KJN P Petitioner, v. FINDINGS & RECOMMENDATIONS RALPH M. DIAZ, Secretary of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Respondent.

I. Introduction

Petitioner is a state prisoner, proceeding without counsel, with an application for a writ of

habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner challenges his 2017 conviction for sexual

penetration with a child under ten and continuous sexual abuse. Petitioner was sentenced to

years to life plus 12 years in state prison. Petitioner claims that: (1) the trial court violated his

due process rights by admitting expert testimony concerning Child Sexual Abuse

Accommodation Syndrome (CSAAS); (2) trial counsel provided ineffective assistance of…