People v. Martin CA2/6

Background Information Natalie Wald2 met appellant through his parents, whom Natalie and her husband James Wald had met at church. Natalie and James had two children—a daughter, Jane Doe, and a son. Appellant’s mother told Natalie appellant was incarcerated for child sexual abuse. Appellant served a sentence of approximately three and a half years. In 2016, several years

2 We refer to the Walds by their first names to avoid

confusion. No disrespect is intended. We refer to the charged victim as “Jane Doe” or “Doe.”

2 after appellant’s release from prison, appellant and James became business partners when they purchased a company called Entertainment Technology. Appellant paid for many family trips with the Walds, to places like Disneyland, June Lake, and Great Wolf Lodge. Appellant also paid the private school tuition for the Wald children. Natalie allowed appellant to take her children to his home in Oxnard, where he lived with his mother, once or twice a week. The children thought of appellant as a fun uncle and his mother as a grandmother. Jane Doe’s Testimony Jane Doe was seven years old when she testified at appellant’s trial. At Great Wolf Lodge, after putting on her…