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Guam ex-convict allegedly impregnated girl on Rota
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Posted on Jun 28 2011
An ex-convict from Guam who was arrested last week for allegedly impregnating a female minor on Rota entered a not guilty plea in federal court yesterday.
Melvin David Diaz, 49, appeared with court-appointed counsel, Joseph Horey, during a detention hearing at the U.S. District Court for the NMI.
Diaz pleaded not guilty to an indictment charging him with three counts of enticement of a minor, and one count of travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct.
Judge A. Wallace Tashima set the jury trial for Aug. 29, 2011 at 9am, and remanded the defendant back to the custody of the U.S. Marshal.
Assistant U.S. attorney James Benedetto asked that Diaz be ordered to stay away from and avoid any contact with the girl or any of her immediate family member. The judge granted this request.
According to the indictment, between Aug. 1, 2010, and Sept. 30, 2010, Diaz traveled from Guam to the CNMI for the purpose of engaging in illicit sex with a minor. A “cooperating individual” approached the FBI to report the matter.
Records showed that Diaz has prior convictions of reckless conduct, stalking, and family violence.
Diaz’s license record in Guam listed his employer as the Department of Public Health and Social Services.
