P. v. Depaz CA2/3
The People charged Depaz with four counts of committing a lewd act upon a child under age 14 (Pen. Code, § 288, subd. (a); counts 1, 7, 8, 9) , one count of continuous sexual abuse of a child under age 14 (§ 288.5, subd. (a); count 3), two counts of sexual penetration by use of force on a child over the age of 14 (§ 289, subd. (a)(1)(C); counts 4, 6), and one count of aggravated sexual assault of a child under the age of 14 (§ 269, subd. (a)(5); count 5).
At trial, the prosecutor presented evidence showing the following. Depaz’s daughter, J.D., was born in the United States. When J.D. was around two years old, her parents broke up and she moved to Mexico with her mother. About eight years later, J.D. moved back to the United States to live with Depaz and his wife.
J.D.’s mother and siblings remained in Mexico, and Depaz forbade J.D. from visiting them. However, J.D. frequently communicated with her family living in Mexico.
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