Assemblyman Joaquin Arambula’s criminal trial continued Friday in Fresno County Superior Court with opening statements and testimony from one of his children. With her grandfather next to her, Arambula’s seven-year-old daughter answered the prosecutor’s questions before a packed courtroom. She is the alleged victim in a misdemeanor child abuse charge against Arambula. Clutching a stuffed bunny that was dressed in a Wonder Woman costume, the girl — whose name we are withholding because she’s a minor — appeared a little nervous, but calm. She said she told school staff and police that Arambula had slapped her head when disciplining her on December 9, 2018. She said the ring on his finger left a bruise. “Okay so you said your dad slapped you, but you’re saying today your dad grasped you?” asked Deputy District Attorney Steve Wright. Yes, she answered. Arambula “grasped” her head. During opening statements today, Wright argued that Arambula slapped his daughter, and lied in media
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