People v. Willey

Defendant, Carl L. Willey, was convicted of violating section 288 of the Penal Code. He attempted to have sexual relations with his 10-year-old stepdaughter. The offense was committed in the home of defendant and his wife, while the wife was in the hospital.

The personal background of the man is distressing. He was in the Army during the Second World War, and was held for 41 months in a Japanese prison camp. He contracted tuberculosis, and had one of his lungs removed.

Following his conviction, the court found him to be a sexual psychopath under section 5500 of the Welfare and Institutions…