STANISLAUS COUNTY, Calif. —

Matthew Rose, the father of Autumn Rose , expressed his grief and disbelief after his 20-year-old daughter was allegedly victimized by James Hooker, a man significantly older than her.

"I just kind of hope that I wake up tomorrow, and this is just a bad dream," Rose said.

He described the relationship between Autumn and Hooker, who is 55, as manipulative, saying, "He took something from her, like he took her innocence."

Autumn's mother, Marina Gonzales, revealed that her daughter was only 15 when she began a relationship with Hooker.

Last year, Hooker was arrested on charges of lewd acts with a child and possession of child pornography, to which he pleaded not guilty in January. He refused to comment when approached outside the courtroom.

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