People v. Scott

Opinion

RUSHING, P. J.

Penal Code section 1202.05 (section 1202.05) provides that whenever a defendant is sentenced to prison for a qualifying crime against a minor, the sentencing court must prohibit prison visitation between the defendant and his “child victim.” In sentencing defendant Michael Scott to prison for sexually abusing two minor females, the court below applied section 1202.05 to prohibit visitation with both victims, although one of them—his daughter, A.S.—was over the age of 18 at the time of sentencing. Defendant contends that this was error and that the court further erred to…