EPD Detective Amber Cosetti was the third witness to testify on April 23 in Chad Smith's jury trial. After Jane Doe #1 said she wrote her journal entry out of anger, the first investigation into sexual abuse allegations was suspended.
Jane Doe #2's mom, Patricia McBride- Costanzo went to EPD to report sexual abuse allegations by her daughter. It was after this, that there was additional information provided by Amy Smith to Det. Cosetti about Jane Doe #1. Amy Smith gave emails from Jane Doe #1 and Chad Smith. The investigation into Jane Doe #1's claims was reopened.
Amy Smith and Patricia McBride- Costanzo are friends.
Search warrants were served on Yahoo and Google at the same time. Google responded first; Yahoo two months later.
Bulk of direct questioning by Deputy District Attorney Stacey Eads was about emails. Some of the emails were the same ones referred to in Jane Doe's testimony such as the one where she said , "I'm so horny."
In addition to a photo, Jane Doe #1 wrote to Smith that she had found a key card to the "kitten hotel."
Chad Smith wrote to Jane Doe #1, "We need to be patient. We will be together. Erase these now." Chad Smith asking Jane Doe #1 to erase stuff is something Ms. Eads brought up a few times.
Chad Smith asked Jane Doe #1 "how many times she was pleasing herself." There were three emails about Jane Doe #1 ,"pleasing herself."
Jane Doe #1 sent an email to Chad Smith saying "she wanted to suck Daddy's thumb", wanted to rub his back, wear his shirts, cook breakfast for him and "I just want you."
Jane Doe #1 wrote to Chad Smith, "I have your pic as my screensaver. Every time I see it, all I can think of is he is gorgeous lol."
Jane Doe #1 to Chad Smith, "I'm so lucky to be yours."
Amy Smith recorded a video on the playground where she talks with Jane Doe #1. This video was played by the defense. Det. Cosetti said Jane Doe #1 wasn't aware Amy Smith was filming the conversation. Det. Cosetti said that while Jane Doe #1 did not give any details, she did not deny the alleged molestation.
During the second interview which took place in the kitchen in Amy Smith's home, Jane Doe #1 said the journal entry was true and that Chad Smith made her "orally copulate him."
Det.Cosetti took photos of the futon at Surfside Burger Shack.
Det. Cosetti viewed Skype messages that were "forensically extracted by Investigator Perrone." Jane Doe #1 told Michael Stevenson that she was upset because Chad Smith was taking Amy Smith "on an overnight trip and that she had been sexually active with Mr. Smith for a long time."
The February 25, 2017 email Chad Smith sent to Jane Doe #1 about her crush on him being inapprooriate was sent after he had "beem contacted by multiple EPD officers."
A Samsung Galaxy S5 was "seized from Chad Smith when he was taken into custody. " A forensic extraction was done. Web search history showed "the type of porn" Chad Smith watched. "There were numerous titles associated with daddy-daughter type of topics and red headed teenagers."
Jane Doe #1 used to have red hair. She dyed her hair red and in an email told Chad Smith she knew what he liked.
Smith took Jane Doe #1 to the Penny Saver hotel in Crescent City and the Holiday Inn Express in Eureka.
Emails from January 2017 to June 2017 were obtained by Det. Cosetti. Within a two month time frame, Det. Cosetti estimated 2,500 emails were exchanged between Chad Smith and Jane Doe #1.
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