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Change in bail conditions nixed for suspect in sex abuse of minor case
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Posted on Feb 11 2012
By Ferdie de la Torre
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Superior Court associate judge David A. Wiseman rejected yesterday a bid to modify the bail conditions of a 41-year-old man who is charged with sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl on Tinian since she was 8 or 9.
Wiseman said he would not allow suspect John Ibanez Carreon to reside on Tinian and place the girl in possible harm’s way.
After being told of Wiseman’s concern, Carreon, through assistant public defender Benjamin Petersburg, asked for a continuance in order to find a Saipan resident who will act as his third-party custodian. The judge agreed to the continuance and remanded Carreon back to custody.
There is a $50,000 cash bail for Carreon’s temporary release.
Carreon, through counsel, wants to modify the bail by allowing him to post a $5,000 cash and $45,000 in unsecured appearance bond. The defense counsel also proposed a Tinian friend of Carreon to serve as third-party custodian.
Assistant attorney general Russell Lorfing opposed the motion.
Police arrested Carreon last Jan. 25 on charges of sexual abuse of a minor and child abuse.
Detective Barbara Arend stated in her report that a concerned citizen called last Jan. 23 about a sexual abuse victim who wanted to die. Arend said she immediately conducted an investigation that led to Carreon’s arrest.
