A 125-year sentence for child molestation against a Santa Rosa man was overturned on appeal because of one victim's attempt to obtain a migration visa for her mother.
A state appellate court overturned the child molestation convictions and a 125-year prison sentence against a Santa Rosa man this week, ruling that the jury should’ve been told that one of the two female victims was trying to use the case to obtain a migration visa for her mother.
Testimony from the two victims alleged that one awoke to Castaneda-Prado touching her as she slept, and the two were called into his bedroom and made to touch him, among other allegations. At trial in October 2021, the court barred cross-examination of the witness on the visa issue. The defense counsel argued it was relevant, and could impact the victim’s credibility after doubt had been cast on the credibility of the other victim.
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