People v. Fortin

Filed 6/6/17 CERTIFIED FOR PARTIAL PUBLICATION* IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION SIX THE PEOPLE, 2d Crim. No. B271184 (Super. Ct. No. VA136073) Plaintiff and Respondent, (Los Angeles County) v. PEDRO FORTIN, Defendant and Appellant. Pedro Fortin was charged with molesting two young girls. Through use of the “Abel Assessment for Sexual Interest” (Abel test), he sought to prove that he does not have a sexual interest in children. He was rebuffed. The prosecution, however, was permitted to introduce evidence of the Child Sexual Abuse…