Opinion ID: 1540218
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Heading: The Sexual Encounter

Text: In late August or early September 2004, seventeen-year-old L.L. was living with his five-year-old sister (the victim, A.L.F.) and the rest of his family in Washington, D.C. C.L., their cousin, also lived at the same address, along with his mother. On the day in question, C.L. went with his cousin T. (L.L.'s brother) to an upstairs bedroom. The door was closed, but C.L. peeked through a hole where the knob was missing. He saw L.L. on the bed, on his back, not wearing any clothing except socks. He also saw A.L.F., who was naked, sitting on L.L.'s groin area. A.L.F. was facing L.L. and had her legs on both sides of him, so that their groin areas were touching. L.L.'s hands were on A.L.F.'s hips, and he was moving her up and down. L.L.'s brother T. kicked the door open. L.L. then jumped up ... picked up A.[L.F.] and [] kind of like shielded himself with her. C.L. clarified that L.L. sat up on the bed and held A.L.F. in front of him by the hips, so that her feet were dangling above the floor. A.L.F. was not wearing any clothes at this time. C.L. went downstairs and told his mother, S.L., what he had seen. S.L. then saw A.L.F. at the top of the stairs wearing no pants or underwear, and looking nervous. Eventually, A.L.F. came downstairs wearing pants and a shirt. C.L. thought she seemed scared because she was sitting there all quiet and playing with her hands. L.L. was in the bathroom during this time. The water in the bathroom was running, and L.L. called out, I'm in the bathroom. I'm in the tub. On September 11, 2004, Joanna Hudson, a Child and Family Services Agency (CFSA) social worker who had previously been assigned to the family, visited the home. S.L. told Ms. Hudson that L.L. had sexually abused A.L.F. A.L.F. herself never told Ms. Hudson about the abuse. When A.L.F. was medically screened (the exact date of the screening is unclear), [t]here were no medical findings.