Opinion ID: 1277356
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Heading: Valerie T. January 1975 Sexual Assault[3]

Text: On January 19, 1975, at approximately 9:00 p.m., Valerie T. was walking to her residence, located in Imperial Beach, after having had dinner at a local restaurant. A man grabbed her from behind and placed one hand over her mouth, informing her not to scream. He pulled Valerie into an alley and removed his hand. She immediately screamed, and he placed the blade of a knife across her throat. He ordered her to remove her trousers; when she refused to do so, he did so himself, saying, Don't look at me. He also ripped open her blouse and mounted her briefly. [T]hen he got up and he said, `Thank you, ma'am,' and took off down the street. Although Valerie could not recall whether the man's penis actually penetrated her, she subsequently detected wetness that wasn't mine, and believed he had ejaculated. A few months after the incident (approximately the time period when defendant admitted to the police that he had attacked her), Valerie identified her assailant in a police photo lineup as defendant, subsequently identifying him again at the penalty phase of the trial.