P. v. Roa
A jury convicted Jesus Manuel Roa of unlawful sexual intercourse with a child under the age of ten (Pen. Code, § 288.7, subd. (a)),[1] forcible lewd acts with a child under the age of 14 (§ 288, subd. (b)(1)), and lewd acts with a child under the age of 14 (§ 288, subd. (a)). The jury found that Roa had engaged in substantial sexual contact with the victim, A.A., within the meaning of section 1203.066, subdivision (a)(8). Following his conviction, the court sentenced Roa to prison for an indeterminate term of 25 years to life, plus a consecutive determinate term of 16 years.
Roa appeals, contending that the court erred in admitting expert testimony relating to the behavior of child abuse victims, often called "child sexual abuse accommodation syndrome" or "CSAAS" evidence (CSAAS). He further contends that the court's limiting instruction on CSAAS evidence, CALCRIM No. 1193, was erroneous even if such evidence was properly admitted. We affirm the judgment.
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