J.C. PENNEY CASUALTY INS. CO. v. M.K.

Docket No. S010524.

52 Cal.3d 1009 (1991)

804 P.2d 689

278 Cal. Rptr. 64

J.C. PENNEY CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff, Cross-defendant and Appellant, v. M.K., a Minor, etc., Defendant, Cross-complainant and Appellant; S.K. et al., Defendants, Cross-complainants and Respondents.

Supreme Court of California.

February 5, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Handelman & Bacon, Lawrence K. Handelman, Kenneth E. Bacon, Henry K. Gaus and Susan H. Handelman for Plaintiff, Cross-defendant and Appellant.

Horvitz & Levy, Peter Abrahams, Barry R. Levy, David M. Axelrad, Mitchell C. Tilner, Fred J. Hiestand, McCormick, Barstow, Sheppard, Wayte & Carruth, James P. Wagoner, Jeffrey T. Hammerschmidt, Wasserman, Comden & Casselman, Chris Bennington, Glenn A. Brown, Jr., Richard D. Lester, Paul Kujawsky, Sonnenschein, Carlin, Nath & Rosenthal, Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal, Paul E.B. Glad, Alan M. Posner and Michael J. Hassen as Amici Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff, Cross-defendant and Appellant.

Monaghan & Metz, Monaghan & Strauss, David P. Strauss, Elizabeth E. Kline, Linda G. Workman, Michael H. Crosby and Brian D. Monaghan for Defendant, Cross-complainant and Appellant.

Ann Haralambie, Harry R. Levine, Douglas DeVries, Leonard Sacks, Bruce Broillett, Ian Herzog, Robert Steinberg, Roland Wrinkle, Judith A. Rowland, Linda Hughes, Robert C. Fellmeth, Terry A. Coble and Mark McWilliams as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendant, Cross-complainant and Appellant.

Lance C. Schaeffer for Defendant, Cross-complainant and Respondent S.K.

No appearance for Defendant, Cross-complainant and Respondent R.H.


OPINION

EAGLESON, J.*

A 39-year-old man sexually molested a 5-year-old girl on 20 to 25 separate occasions over a period of approximately 9 months. The man admitted that he intended to molest the girl and that none of his sexual acts with her were accidents. He pleaded guilty to criminal charges (Pen. Code, § 288, subd. (a)) and was sentenced to prison...

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