P. v. Zaragoza CA3
In 2007, the victim was 14 years old. During a family gathering, defendant Carlos Victor Zaragoza, who was married to the victim’s cousin, suggested the victim accompany him to a convenience store. On the way, they stopped in a vacant lot. Defendant drank brandy and offered some to the victim. Defendant then forced the victim against a fence, kissed her, and digitally penetrated her vagina. Years later, the victim reported the incident to law enforcement. Law enforcement had the victim place a pretext call to defendant about the incident. Defendant was charged with a single count of sexual penetration by a foreign object by means of force, violence, duress, menace, and fear of immediate and unlawful bodily injury. The jury found him guilty.
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