Opinion ID: 2509517
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Defendant's Prior Relationship with the Victim

Text: From April of 1989 to March 6, 1990, defendant, then 21 to 22 years old, worked for the 31st District Latchkey Project, serving as a teacher's aide at Darby and Chatsworth elementary schools in the San Fernando Valley in Southern California. His behavior as a teacher's aide was inappropriate; he would play with the children as if he were a child, but would get too rough. Defendant was particularly mean to eight-year-old Paul Bailly, a student at Darby Elementary School. On two occasions he tied Paul up with jump ropes. Once Paul asked the school's daycare director to fire defendant. Defendant overheard the request, and said he was going to get [Paul] back. On March 6, 1990, Hal Kuhn, executive director of the Latchkey Project, fired defendant because defendant lacked maturity and played too roughly with the children. Defendant was upset and often talked about getting even.