P. .v Lee
Nathan Lee appeals from the judgment entered following a jury trial in which he was convicted of continuous sexual abuse of a child and child abuse. The convictions were based on evidence that defendant sexually abused his stepdaughter over a period of several years starting when she was five, and physically abused an eight year old male foster child who was living in the home. No evidence was presented in defense.
Defendant was sentenced to an upper term of 16 years in state prison for continuous sexual abuse based on the aggravating factors that the crime involved a high degree of cruelty in that the abuse lasted for seven or eight years, the victim was particularly vulnerable, defendant took advantage of a position of trust, and defendant used threats to intimidate the victim into silence. A concurrent sentence was imposed for child abuse. The judgment is affirmed.
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