BAMATTRE-MANOUKIAN, J.
Defendant Elijah Samson Lopez appeals after the trial court sustained a petition to commit him under the Sexually Violent Predators Act (SVPA). (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 6600 et seq.)
On appeal, defendant claims the trial court erred by instructing the jury that "masturbation" may be accomplished through clothing, without touching bare skin. Defendant also challenges the SVPA's definition of "mental disorder."
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