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Trial of man accused of sexually abusing 2 girls starts
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Posted on Dec 14 2011
By Ferdie de la Torre
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The jury trial of a 41-year-old man accused of sexually abusing two female minors began Monday in the Superior Court.
The prosecution is planning to call 12 witnesses against the suspect, Alvin P. Iglecias. As of 12pm yesterday, the prosecution had already called at least two witnesses. The trial will continue today, Wednesday.
Assistant attorney general Shelli Neal is prosecuting the case. Assistant public defenders Douglas Hartig and Benjamin Petersburg are counsels for Iglecias.
Associate judge Kenneth L. Govendo is presiding over the trial.
Detective Melinda Villanueva stated in her report that a police officer responded to a residence in Dandan in May 2010 to investigate a report about the sexual abuse of a minor.
Villanueva said that when the police officer arrived at the house, the complainant was crying and appeared very upset. The complainant asked that the two girls be taken from the house for their own safety.
Villanueva said that Iglecias has been allegedly abusing one victim for four years already.
Villanueva said the second girl stated that the defendant also touched her private parts before, but that he had stopped since then.
