P. v. Pittman
Elza Orin Pittman (Pittman) appeals from a judgment finding him to a be sexually violent predator (SVP) (as defined as in Welfare and Institutions Code section 6600 et seq.) and committing him to the custody of the California Department of State Hospitals (DSH) for an indeterminate term of appropriate treatment and confinement in a secure facility.
In 1958, Pittman pleaded guilty to fondling a nine-year-old boy (Pen. Code, § 288); at the time, Pittman was 19 years old. In 1959, just one year later, Pittman pleaded guilty to fondling two 13-year-old boys (Pen. Code, § 288).
In 2001, more than 30 years after his last molestation conviction, Pittman again pleaded guilty to sexually molesting a male child (Pen. Code, §§ 288, 288.5). In this instance,the molestation continued for approximately six years, from when the victim was 10 until he was 16 years old. The People also charged Pittman with molesting the victim’s younger stepbrother for approximately four years; those charges
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