P. v. Garcia CA4/1
Jane Doe, born in 1997, is Garcia’s stepdaughter. Garcia married Doe’s mother when Doe was about two years old. Doe grew up considering Garcia to be her father; she was not told until she was 11 years old that he was not her biological father. She described their early relationship as only sometimes typical and normal, as she described Garcia as “a very strict person.” Doe’s family lived in small apartments and moved a lot. At times, Garcia, Doe’s mother and Doe’s siblings slept in the same room; the children sometimes took turns sleeping in the same bed as their parents.
When Doe was seven, Garcia began touching her inappropriately. The first incident (count 1) occurred while Doe slept with her parents in their bed, and Garcia touched her vagina both over and under her bed clothes while he was having intercourse with Doe’s mother. Doe did not say anything because she was confused about what was going on.
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