Opinion ID: 901521
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 6

Heading: Course of Conduct

Text: [¶13.] Notwithstanding Liechti's contention, his actions established a course of conduct. Liechti admitted that he watched C.S. and the other children through his binoculars while they were playing in a tree house on one occasion. However, Liechti actually watched C.S. and the other children on many occasions. C.S. testified that Liechti would always watch us. C.S. further revealed that Liechti would watch her and her friends with his binoculars while they were playing in a tree house and while they were swimming at a friend's house. She indicated that Liechti has watched her too many times and that she was scared to go into town alone because of him. The record also reflects that Liechti chased C.S. and S.S. into the wheat field in July 2004, and made, what the sheriff and state's attorney believed to be, a false complaint that S.S. was tearing around town and racing on a motorcycle in August 2004. While testifying, Liechti also admitted that he chased S.S. to his home on a separate occasion in 2000 or 2001. [3] Finally, Liechti admitted in his briefs that he confronted S.S. on numerous occasions. [¶14.] Liechti also engaged in a course of conduct with D.S. On one occasion, Liechti approached D.S. and told him that he was trespassing despite the fact D.S. was on Scheller's private property. Liechti also followed D.S. while he was driving his four-wheeler and stopped him to discuss various traffic violations. Further, D.S. testified that he observed Liechti watching him with binoculars while D.S. was driving his four-wheeler. [¶15.] The Schaefer parents and Scheller corroborated and amplified the children's course of conduct testimony. Doug Schaefer described Liechti's conduct as canvassing the children. He also described one series of events when Liechti drove by the Schaefer home thirty-five times in one day. Similarly, Elda Scheller testified that Liechti followed D.S. often enough to concern [her]  and that at one point, Liechti would call Scheller four to five times a day to discuss D.S.'s various faults. Considering all the evidence, we agree that Liechti engaged in a course of conduct toward the children.