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cries, she jumped in, holding Hughes' daughter.
• She said she later called 911, telling authorities what Perez had instructed her to provide: Hughes fell and hit her head while trying to rescue her daughter, who had fallen into the pool.
• Over time, Perez assured her the false story was actually what happened, the woman said in court, telling her that her memory was different because he controlled time and space and had therefore put her in a different place to protect her.
• The woman also testified Wednesday that she was repeatedly sexually abused by Perez for years, starting when she was 10.

• "He also was very dominating and he -- as well as his three personalities -- were scary," she said. "He basically indicated that he could know things and do things without actually doing them, like kill people."
• During cross-examination, defense attorney Alice Osburn tried to cast doubt on the young woman's story, saying she never told any

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