DUBLIN — It was Jane Doe’s first time laying eyes on Juan Aguilar since the 44-year-old man had been convicted of trafficking her to the Bay Area and keeping her in a shed of his San Leandro backyard, where she’d later tell police he’d rape her “constantly.”

This Aug. 29 court date marked nearly four years to the day since San Leandro police investigators discovered her in the shed, following up on a tip from CPS in San Francisco. Back then, Doe was 15, a Honduran native who brought here knowing no one but her rapist, who would later coach her to “do the usual” as he set up dates with men who wanted to sexually abuse her for cash, according to court records.

Since 2021, Doe’s undertaken the painful healing process, using walking, cycling, reading, and therapy to embark down her difficult

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