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Limtiaco lauds courage of victims to testify
The U.S. Attorney’s Office acknowledged the “tremendous courage and strength” of the victims who testified in the jury trial of Raymond B. Roberto.
“The victims and government witnesses who testified are deserving of our utmost respect and recognition for their fortitude and bravery,” said Alicia A.G. Limtiaco, U.S. Attorney for the Districts of Guam and NMI, in a statement released late Monday night through their spokesperson, Salome Blas.
Limtiaco thanked the 12 jurors for their service and recognized the sacrifice and time commitment they each made away from their families during the course of the lengthy trial.
Limtiaco also thanked and acknowledged the hard work and investigative efforts of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the CNMI Department of Public Safety, and the hard work of the social service providers and non-profit organizations who provided assistance in the case.
“We continue to encourage and urge members of our community to report to authorities any and all forms of abuse, exploitation and violence; and to remind ourselves that it is all of our responsibility as a community to protect others from harm, especially our most vulnerable in society,” she said.
Limtiaco assisted Assistant U.S. Attorney Rami S. Badawy in Roberto’s trial that began on Aug. 8.
On Monday, the federal court jury rendered a unanimous verdict, acquitting the 41-year-old Roberto of all charges that he enticed three minor girls to engage in prostitution and tampered a witness while he was in jail.
Roberto is a former acting director of the Division of Fish and Wildlife.
