P. v. Castaneda
A jury convicted defendant, Kevin Joseph Castaneda, of 12 counts of sexual assault against 2 young children: 4 counts of sexual intercourse or sodomy with a child aged 10 or younger (Pen. Code,[1] § 288.7, subd. (a)); 4 counts of oral copulation or sexual penetration with a child aged ten or younger (§ 288.7, subd. (b)); 3 three counts of lewd or lascivious acts with a child under fourteen (§ 288, subd. (a)); and 1 count of oral copulation with a child under 14 (§ 288a, subd. (c)(1)). Defendant was infected with the human immunodeficiency virus when he committed the crimes. The jury found defendant guilty of willfully exposing another person to an infectious disease, a misdemeanor. (Health & Saf. Code, § 120290.) The jury further found true an allegation defendant committed oral copulation in violation of section 288a, subdivision (c)(1), (count 5) with knowledge he was so infected. (§ 12022.85, subd. (a).) Defendant was sentenced to state prison for 220 years to life plus
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