Opinion ID: 1277356
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Heading: Marilyn S. February 1975 Forcible Oral Copulation

Text: On the evening of February 26, 1975, Marilyn S. went dancing, returning to her Imperial Beach apartment at approximately 1:00 a.m. the next morning. After falling asleep on a couch, she awakened to find a man standing next to her; his hands covered her mouth and neck area. The man wore a ski mask over his face, with holes for his eyes, nose, and mouth. In one hand, he held an open pocketknife. He told Marilyn, No sudden moves, or you'll get hurt. He taped her mouth shut and told her not to scream. The man began caressing Marilyn's breasts and attempted to remove her panty hose. The tape eventually became loose and, in the hope of preventing a rape, Marilyn informed him that she was menstruating and had an infectious disease. The man forced her to orally copulate him, eventually ejaculating and forcing her to swallow his semen. He thereafter asked her for money. Marilyn replied that she did not have much, and that she had a young son to raise. The man informed her that he had keys to all of the apartments in the complex, warning her not to contact the police or he would harm her and her son. Because she did not see the man's face, Marilyn was unable to identify him to the police. One week later, however, while being questioned by the police in connection with the attempted burglary of Deborah T.'s residence, described below, defendant admitted his sexual assault upon Marilyn S., explaining that he had gone to her apartment complex for the purpose of committing a rape. [4]