P. v. Cunningham
The victim, referred to at trial and herein as John Doe (Doe), is the son of defendant John Cunningham (appellant). Doe, born in August 1989, testified that he lived with his mother, Wanda, for the first 10 years of his life. In December 1999, when Doe was 10 years old, he went to live with appellant. Doe testified that shortly after he moved in with appellant, appellant began forcibly sodomizing him and forcing him to orally copulate appellant. Sometimes while being sodomized by appellant, Doe screamed for help because it hurt very bad and appellant put his hand over Does mouth to stop Doe from screaming. Because appellant threatened to kill Doe if he told anyone about the abuse, Doe was fearful and did not tell anyone until December 2000. In January 2001, Doe was interviewed by San Pablo Police Officer Palmieri and told Palmieri that appellant sexually abused him numerous times beginning shortly after he moved in with appellant.
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