Although there are many reasons for a child to falsely accuse someone, the common themes we see in our practice are: Child custody disputes. Long and bitter divorce proceedings. Suggestive and leading questioning by authority figures.
Oral copulation in public is often a misdemeanor. For example, in California, a conviction for oral copulation through force or fear carries: 3, 6, or 8 years in California state prison, and/or. up to $10,000 in fines.
Gerson Fuentes, 27, a Guatemalan national, is facing two counts of rape of a child under the age of 13. If convicted, he faces a maximum sentence of life in prison without any possibility for parole. Columbus police Det.
Like other forms of written evidence, text messages must be authenticated in order to be admitted (see this article on admissibility by Steve Good). A defendant's name on a text message is not enough to prove authenticity without some “confirming circumstances” that demonstrate authorship (Comm. v Purdy ).
Police officers usually make arrests based only on whether they have good reason (probable cause) to believe a crime has been committed. By contrast, prosecutors can file formal charges only if they believe that they can prove a suspect guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
Torbett said Fuentes worked at a café in the city.
When did Fuentes come to the United States? Franklin County Public Defender Clark Torbett said during Wednesday's hearing that Fuentes had been in the country for about seven years, so since about 2015.