Man arraigned in rape of girl
By Cass Rains, Staff Writer
December 06, 2008 12:09 am— A 30-year-old man was arraigned Friday on felony rape charges for allegedly having sex with a 15-year-old girl.Gilberto Baca Zavala, was charged Thursday with a single count of second-degree rape, which is punishable by one to 15 years in prison.According to an affidavit filed in the case, Enid police were contacted about 1:36 p.m. Monday by a 15-year-old girl, reporting she’d been raped.The girl told police Zavala, who lived in the same residence, forced her to have sex with him five or six times, the affidavit states. The girl told police she slept in the same room as her mother, and Zavala would wait until her mother fell asleep and would come and get her and make her go with him “or else.” The girl told police she tried to fight off Zavala but was unsuccessful. She said Zavala told her he wanted her to have his baby, even though the girl told him she did not want to have his baby. She said Zavala told her he was going to have a baby with her “one way or another,” the affidavit states. The girl told police the last time Zavala forced himself on her was Nov. 29. Police interviewed Zavala Monday afternoon. Zavala told police he knew the girl was 15 years old because they had just celebrated her birthday. He said the girl was his girlfriend and they had had sex about a month ago, according to the affidavit. When police said the girl told them the last time the two had sex was Nov. 29, Zavala said that was true. He told police the sex was consensual. During their interview with Zavala, police also learned he was not a legal citizen of the United States. Zavala’s bond was set at $200,000, and he was ordered to return to court Jan. 5 for a bond appearance.
Sunday, December 07, 2008
IN Illegals kill own child
Article published Dec 6, 2008
Couple charged in South Bend tot’s death
By PABLO ROS Tribune Staff Writer SOUTH BEND
-- A South Bend couple has been criminally charged in the death this week of a child whom authorities say had been physically abused most of her life. The toddler's mother, Kristina Byers-Escobedo, 30, was charged Friday with one count of neglect of a dependent, a class B felony. The child's father, 24-year-old Valentin Escobedo Jr., was charged with that and one count of battery resulting in the death of a child less than 14 years of age, a class A felony punishable by up to 50 years in prison. Maya Escobedo, who was 2 years old, died Wednesday of a severe head injury. Doctors at a local hospital pronounced her brain dead but kept her on life support so her organs could be donated. Escobedo and Byers-Escobedo lived with their 2- and 5-year-old children in the 3100 block of Voor Lane. They took Maya to a local hospital Tuesday after Byers-Escobedo, the mother, noticed swelling on the side of her head. Byers-Escobedo told police her daughter had been in the care of her husband while she was out at the movies with friends. Escobedo told police he was at home and had put Maya to sleep when he went into the child's bedroom to check on her and noticed that she had vomited. But doctors who examined Maya found she had suffered a back-to-front fracture of her skull, as well as three rib fractures, scrapes to her face and chin, and that she showed "numerous" bruises on her body, court documents say. Medical personnel also noted scrapes to her chin area and bruising on her buttocks, vaginal area, spine, legs and hips, according to court documents. One doctor who examined Maya told police the injuries to her skull could only have been caused by a high-speed auto accident, a fall from a great height or purposefully by an individual much older than her. Another doctor told police Maya's injuries could only have been the result of physical abuse. Yet this reportedly wasn't the first time Maya had been physically abused. According to police, Maya was taken to a hospital in December 2006, the year of her birth, because of difficulty breathing and was found to have a broken clavicle, broken ribs and a dislocated elbow, all in various stages of healing. But no one was criminally charged. Because Maya had been in the care of "multiple" people during that time, "authorities were unable to determine whether or not the parents had caused these injuries," court documents say. The Department of Child Services then placed Maya in the care of out-of-town relatives who had had no contact with her, while her parents participated in counseling and supervised visitation, court documents say. Escobedo was given a Polygraph test, and later Byers-Escobedo was told that her husband had been deceptive when questioned about Maya's injuries. DCS later obtained a protective order against Escobedo. But Maya was returned to her parents early this year and an investigation was closed in June after a psychiatrist advised DCS to return the child to her parents, and after Escobedo and Byers-Escobedo successfully completed family therapy and home-related services, court documents say. Escobedo, who authorities say is an illegal immigrant, is being held at the St. Joseph County Jail on $100,000 bond because he is considered a flight risk. Byers-Escobedo had not yet been booked into the jail as of late Friday afternoon, according to a booking officer, but a warrant had been issued for her arrest. The couple's 5-year-old son is reportedly in the custody of DCS. According to court documents, neither parent had ever been charged with a felony in St. Joseph County. Escobedo and Byers-Escobedo are scheduled for arraignment at 1 p.m. Monday in St. Joseph Superior Court.
Couple charged in South Bend tot’s death
By PABLO ROS Tribune Staff Writer SOUTH BEND
-- A South Bend couple has been criminally charged in the death this week of a child whom authorities say had been physically abused most of her life. The toddler's mother, Kristina Byers-Escobedo, 30, was charged Friday with one count of neglect of a dependent, a class B felony. The child's father, 24-year-old Valentin Escobedo Jr., was charged with that and one count of battery resulting in the death of a child less than 14 years of age, a class A felony punishable by up to 50 years in prison. Maya Escobedo, who was 2 years old, died Wednesday of a severe head injury. Doctors at a local hospital pronounced her brain dead but kept her on life support so her organs could be donated. Escobedo and Byers-Escobedo lived with their 2- and 5-year-old children in the 3100 block of Voor Lane. They took Maya to a local hospital Tuesday after Byers-Escobedo, the mother, noticed swelling on the side of her head. Byers-Escobedo told police her daughter had been in the care of her husband while she was out at the movies with friends. Escobedo told police he was at home and had put Maya to sleep when he went into the child's bedroom to check on her and noticed that she had vomited. But doctors who examined Maya found she had suffered a back-to-front fracture of her skull, as well as three rib fractures, scrapes to her face and chin, and that she showed "numerous" bruises on her body, court documents say. Medical personnel also noted scrapes to her chin area and bruising on her buttocks, vaginal area, spine, legs and hips, according to court documents. One doctor who examined Maya told police the injuries to her skull could only have been caused by a high-speed auto accident, a fall from a great height or purposefully by an individual much older than her. Another doctor told police Maya's injuries could only have been the result of physical abuse. Yet this reportedly wasn't the first time Maya had been physically abused. According to police, Maya was taken to a hospital in December 2006, the year of her birth, because of difficulty breathing and was found to have a broken clavicle, broken ribs and a dislocated elbow, all in various stages of healing. But no one was criminally charged. Because Maya had been in the care of "multiple" people during that time, "authorities were unable to determine whether or not the parents had caused these injuries," court documents say. The Department of Child Services then placed Maya in the care of out-of-town relatives who had had no contact with her, while her parents participated in counseling and supervised visitation, court documents say. Escobedo was given a Polygraph test, and later Byers-Escobedo was told that her husband had been deceptive when questioned about Maya's injuries. DCS later obtained a protective order against Escobedo. But Maya was returned to her parents early this year and an investigation was closed in June after a psychiatrist advised DCS to return the child to her parents, and after Escobedo and Byers-Escobedo successfully completed family therapy and home-related services, court documents say. Escobedo, who authorities say is an illegal immigrant, is being held at the St. Joseph County Jail on $100,000 bond because he is considered a flight risk. Byers-Escobedo had not yet been booked into the jail as of late Friday afternoon, according to a booking officer, but a warrant had been issued for her arrest. The couple's 5-year-old son is reportedly in the custody of DCS. According to court documents, neither parent had ever been charged with a felony in St. Joseph County. Escobedo and Byers-Escobedo are scheduled for arraignment at 1 p.m. Monday in St. Joseph Superior Court.
MD Illegal mom tries to strangle son
Mom accused of trying to strangle her baby will be deported
Originally published December 04, 2008 By Kate Leckie
A woman accused of trying to strangle her 9-month-old son with a curtain tieback will be deported to El Salvador, Frederick County State's Attorney Charlie Smith said Wednesday.
Deportation proceedings will begin immediately as part of a plea agreement reached in Frederick County Circuit Court, Smith said after the hearing that eliminated the need for a scheduled Dec. 11 trial.
Judge G. Edward Dwyer Jr. presided over Wednesday's hearing.
Blanca Noehmi Juarez, 27, was living in Frederick illegally when allegations of child abuse surfaced about 4:30 a.m. April 16, according to court documents.
Witnesses told police she tied a noose around her son's neck after arguing with her boyfriend, the baby's father, about phone calls from another woman, the documents state.
Under the agreement reached by Assistant State's Attorney Lindell K. Angel and Assistant Public Defender Stephen Musselman, Juarez pleaded guilty to reckless endangerment and, as a result, will lose custody of her son, Smith said.
Jailed at the Frederick County Adult Detention Center on a federal immigration warrant since her June 5 arrest, Juarez will be deported.
The child's father is in the United States legally, Smith said. He will have custody of the child.
Had the case gone to trial and Juarez been convicted of charges of child abuse and second-degree assault, she could have been ordered to serve 15- and 10-year sentences, respectively, in the Maryland Division of Correction.
"We decided it would be in the best interests of the taxpayers to deport her immediately and not have to pay to continue to house her here," Smith said. "She is not allowed to return to the U.S."
As Frederick Police Department detectives launched a three-month investigation in April, Juarez gave conflicting statements to police and representatives of Child Protective Services about where she had placed the rope.
Medical officials found a red mark on the baby's neck, court documents state.
Originally published December 04, 2008 By Kate Leckie
A woman accused of trying to strangle her 9-month-old son with a curtain tieback will be deported to El Salvador, Frederick County State's Attorney Charlie Smith said Wednesday.
Deportation proceedings will begin immediately as part of a plea agreement reached in Frederick County Circuit Court, Smith said after the hearing that eliminated the need for a scheduled Dec. 11 trial.
Judge G. Edward Dwyer Jr. presided over Wednesday's hearing.
Blanca Noehmi Juarez, 27, was living in Frederick illegally when allegations of child abuse surfaced about 4:30 a.m. April 16, according to court documents.
Witnesses told police she tied a noose around her son's neck after arguing with her boyfriend, the baby's father, about phone calls from another woman, the documents state.
Under the agreement reached by Assistant State's Attorney Lindell K. Angel and Assistant Public Defender Stephen Musselman, Juarez pleaded guilty to reckless endangerment and, as a result, will lose custody of her son, Smith said.
Jailed at the Frederick County Adult Detention Center on a federal immigration warrant since her June 5 arrest, Juarez will be deported.
The child's father is in the United States legally, Smith said. He will have custody of the child.
Had the case gone to trial and Juarez been convicted of charges of child abuse and second-degree assault, she could have been ordered to serve 15- and 10-year sentences, respectively, in the Maryland Division of Correction.
"We decided it would be in the best interests of the taxpayers to deport her immediately and not have to pay to continue to house her here," Smith said. "She is not allowed to return to the U.S."
As Frederick Police Department detectives launched a three-month investigation in April, Juarez gave conflicting statements to police and representatives of Child Protective Services about where she had placed the rope.
Medical officials found a red mark on the baby's neck, court documents state.
AZ Kids of illegal hang kitten
This is just so disturbing.
Young boys kill kitten; CPS investigates
December 5th, 2008 @ 6:41pm
by KTAR Newsroom; KPHO.com
Two young boys have admitted to stoning and later killing a kitten in an east Mesa trailer park, and authorities are trying to determine what to do about the suspects.
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, whose Animal Crimes Unit investigated the October incident, said the boys, 6- and 7-years-old, are too young to be charged with animal cruelty. Arizona state law prohibits charging anyone under the age of eight with a crime.
Arpaio said Child Protective Services declined involvement, saying the circumstances of the case were outside the department's criteria.
Nevertheless, CPS reversed course Friday afternoon and said it will look into the matter, saying it discovered a little-used provision in the laws stating that the department can investigate if a child under the age of eight commits a crime.
The investigation began when the sheriff's office received a call Oct. 23 from a neighbor who found the four-month-old kitten hanging by its neck from a tree in a trailer park in the 9000 block of Apache Trail in Mesa.
"I found it in the morning, me and the neighbor," said Anthony Yanez. "He wasn't bloody, he was just, you know, with his eyes shut….and we called the police."
The boys apparently had used a wire from the video game controller they were playing, Grand Theft Auto, to hang the kitten, sheriff's deputies said. The animal's head had been injured by blows from a rock.
Deputies said that language and cultural differences made it difficult to persuade both boys' parents of the urgent need for counseling, but ultimately they agreed to perhaps seek counseling for the boys.
"The kind of psychological care these boys need to avoid any further acts of violence against animals or people will be very expensive," Arpaio said. "Both families are likely to be greatly burdened by the medical help required."
Further complicating the family situation is the fact that the mother of the 7-year-old is an illegal immigrant, the sheriff said.
Arpaio said he hopes someone in the counseling community will come forward to offer their services on a volunteer basis. He said deputies have contacted Arizona State University, which has a new program that specializes in these kinds of cases.
"This level of animal abuse at such a young age could be a predictor of worse violence in the future," Arpaio said. "Though it is a little unusual for us to get involved in this way, we're doing whatever we can to find the guidance these two boys need to avoid that."
Any qualified child counselor who might consider volunteering in this case is asked to contact the Sheriff's case investigator at (602) 876-1681.
Young boys kill kitten; CPS investigates
December 5th, 2008 @ 6:41pm
by KTAR Newsroom; KPHO.com
Two young boys have admitted to stoning and later killing a kitten in an east Mesa trailer park, and authorities are trying to determine what to do about the suspects.
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, whose Animal Crimes Unit investigated the October incident, said the boys, 6- and 7-years-old, are too young to be charged with animal cruelty. Arizona state law prohibits charging anyone under the age of eight with a crime.
Arpaio said Child Protective Services declined involvement, saying the circumstances of the case were outside the department's criteria.
Nevertheless, CPS reversed course Friday afternoon and said it will look into the matter, saying it discovered a little-used provision in the laws stating that the department can investigate if a child under the age of eight commits a crime.
The investigation began when the sheriff's office received a call Oct. 23 from a neighbor who found the four-month-old kitten hanging by its neck from a tree in a trailer park in the 9000 block of Apache Trail in Mesa.
"I found it in the morning, me and the neighbor," said Anthony Yanez. "He wasn't bloody, he was just, you know, with his eyes shut….and we called the police."
The boys apparently had used a wire from the video game controller they were playing, Grand Theft Auto, to hang the kitten, sheriff's deputies said. The animal's head had been injured by blows from a rock.
Deputies said that language and cultural differences made it difficult to persuade both boys' parents of the urgent need for counseling, but ultimately they agreed to perhaps seek counseling for the boys.
"The kind of psychological care these boys need to avoid any further acts of violence against animals or people will be very expensive," Arpaio said. "Both families are likely to be greatly burdened by the medical help required."
Further complicating the family situation is the fact that the mother of the 7-year-old is an illegal immigrant, the sheriff said.
Arpaio said he hopes someone in the counseling community will come forward to offer their services on a volunteer basis. He said deputies have contacted Arizona State University, which has a new program that specializes in these kinds of cases.
"This level of animal abuse at such a young age could be a predictor of worse violence in the future," Arpaio said. "Though it is a little unusual for us to get involved in this way, we're doing whatever we can to find the guidance these two boys need to avoid that."
Any qualified child counselor who might consider volunteering in this case is asked to contact the Sheriff's case investigator at (602) 876-1681.
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