Can a defendant who committed a sex offence against multiple victims receive a life sentence under section 799 of the California Code of Criminal Procedure?

Defendant acknowledges that under section 799, offenses carrying a life term are not subject to a statute of limitations. ( 799, 800.) He further acknowledges that under the One Strike law ( 667.61), a defendant convicted of section 288 violations against multiple victims is subject to a sentence of life imprisonment. ( 667.61, subds. (b) & (e)(4); see also People v. Perez (2010) 182 Cal.App.4th 231, 239-240 [holding that section 667.61 is an alternative penalty scheme that applies under section 799].) However, defendant argues the version of the One Strike law in effect when he committed the crimes did not include section 288, subdivision (a) as a qualifying offense, and therefore constitutionally cannot be applied to him.