Gustavo Suarez: What guilty, not guilty verdicts mean Four of five girls who accused Gustavo Suarez of molestation had 12 people on their side as the jury returned with guilty verdicts beyond a reasonable doubt Monday.
Day 14: Suarez guilty on seven counts BRAWLEY — An El Centro grandfather faces 20 years or more in prison now that a jury has found him guilty of seven felony charges of lewd conduct with five little girls.
Day 13: Suarez verdict reached BRAWLEY — A 64-year-old El Centro grandfather accused of sexually molesting five little girls will either walk out of court Monday a free man or he will be convicted and sent to prison or jail depending on what 12 jurors have concluded.
Day 12:Jury still mulling Suarez verdict BRAWLEY — Jurors spent Thursday deliberating in the Suarez child molestation case but they have yet to reach a verdict.
Day 11:Suarez jury deliberation ongoing BRAWLEY — Jurors in the Suarez child molestation trial deliberated throughout the day Wednesday and have not yet reached a verdict.
Day 10: Suarez fate in jurors’ hands BRAWLEY — Tuesday and today may be the longest days Gustavo and Ofelia Suarez have had in their 36-year marriage.
Day 09: Suarez’s fate going to jury BRAWLEY — The fate of an El Centro grandfather accused of lewd acts with five girls is scheduled to move into the hands of an Imperial County jury today.
Day 08: Defense rests in Suarez case BRAWLEY — In his defense of an El Centro grandfather accused of molesting five little girls, attorney John Pozza brought out the biggest legal gun in his arsenal — a forensic psychologist who tried to discredit the interviews authorities conducted with the alleged victims.
Day 07: Defense calls Suarez’s wife BRAWLEY — Ofelia Suarez quietly broke into tears late Thursday in Imperial County Superior Court as she testified in defense of her husband, who is accused of committing lewd acts with five young girls.
Day 06: Jurors hear Suarez deny allegations BRAWLEY — For the first time since his trial began last week, jurors got to hear an El Centro grandfather accused of lewd acts with children verbally deny the allegations.
Day 05: Suarez trial: Who will jury believe? BRAWLEY — The fate of an El Centro grandfather accused of engaging in lewd acts with five young girls will likely be in the hands of a 12-person jury Friday morning.
Day 04: Alleged victim’s mom: ‘I loved them’ As Deputy U.S. Attorney General Melissa Mandel asked the mother of an alleged victim in the Gustavo Suarez child molestation trial about her relationship with the accused and his wife, Ofelia, the mother’s eyes began to well up.
Day 03: Alleged Rainbow victims testify Two more alleged victims took the stand Thursday in the trial against Gustavo Suarez who is accused of molesting five girls at his wife’s day care in El Centro.
Day 02: Victims testify at Suarez trial The first of five alleged molestation victims took the stand Tuesday to testify against their accused molester, Gustavo Suarez.
Day 01: Molestation trial starts For two years, a boy who attended the Rainbow Family Daycare in El Centro told his mother that Gustavo Suarez touched girls inappropriately.
Jurors selected in Suarez trial Eight men and four women will sit as the jury in the trial of Gustavo Suarez, which is scheduled to begin Monday at Imperial County Superior Court in Brawley.
Suarez judge allows history The jury in the trial against Gustavo Suarez will hear evidence of a similar alleged molestation that happened in 1997 but was never prosecuted, a judge ruled Tuesday.
Suarez trial set to start Jury selection will begin Wednesday in the trial of Gustavo Suarez, who is charged with molesting six girls who attended his wife’s daycare center in El Centro.
Suarez denied venue change The trial of a man accused of molesting six girls who attended his wife’s daycare center in El Centro will not be moved out of the area.
Child molestation trial delayed The child molestation trial against Gustavo Suarez was delayed Tuesday after defense attorneys requested more time to prepare due to an illness in the Suarez family.
Suarez pleads not guilty Gustavo Suarez entered a plea of not guilty at his arraignment on child molestation charges Wednesday.
Kids testify at pretrial The 13-year-old girl sobbed on the stand as she told of being touched and rubbed by a man who helped run the daycare she attended.
State AG office takes Suarez case The case of an El Centro man charged with 12 counts of lewd and lascivious acts with a minor under age 14 will be handled by the California State Attorney General’s Office of San Diego, due to a shortage of attorneys in the Imperial County District Attorney’s Office.
Suarez hearing delayed A preliminary hearing for a man charged with 12 counts of lewd and lascivious acts with children was moved to Nov. 9 after a continuance was filed in Imperial County jail court Thursday.
Not guilty plea in molestation An El Centro man charged with 12 counts of lewd and lascivious acts with children who attended a daycare run by his wife pleaded not guilty in Imperial County jail court Friday.
Man facing molestation charges An El Centro man who ran a local child daycare with his wife is facing 12 counts of molesting children, the District Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday.
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