Jurors hear secret phone recording during Bay Area lawyer’s child sex assault trial

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Desire Dominique, seated on the witness stand Monday, Day 9 of the Solano County Superior Court trial in Department 25, told Haskell during the phone call that the girl, a minor at the time, said, …

During the nearly 50-minute “pretext call,” a recorded phone conversation initiated by investigators between a person and a suspect in a criminal case, Desire Dominique told Haskell that she had spoken with his oldest adopted daughter in early 2022 at a Fairfield restaurant.

Haskell then said, “We’re not touching the kids in any way. Whatever she wants, she gets. I will not touch her in any way.” “Tell her I’m sorry,” he can be heard saying. “If she gives us another chance, we’re all about supporting,” mentioning her name, “and letting her be her own person.”Some moments later, he said, “I love that girl. She’s a very special girl. I don’t want to diminish anything that she says. Any physical contact … She can set the ground rules. They’ll be 100 percent respected.”

“It wasn’t about the hugging,” said Dominique. “She said it was the touching — in her private area that she was uncomfortable with.” “I don’t want to say anything other than I’m sorry,” he said. “This is horrible and you’re in the middle of it.”

 

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