Appellant, Juan Perea, was charged by information with lewd and lascivious battery and proceeded to jury trial. After being found guilty as charged, Perea was sentenced to ten years imprisonment.
During opening statement, defense counsel stated that Perea, who was thirty-one years old, had a consensual relationship with D.A., who was fourteen years old, and that they were in love and wanted to get married...
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