Woman accused of beating minor over money is released

The Superior Court has granted the release of a woman accused of severely beating a minor over $10.

During a bail modification hearing last Friday, Superior Court Associate Judge Joseph Camacho granted the release of Rosel Ayuyu Imperial, 39, on a $20,000 unsecured bail.

When a defendant is released on unsecured bail, they are immediately released without having to post the bail amount up front. However, if the defendant fails to comply with any of the court’s release conditions, the defendant may be ordered to pay the entire bail amount on top of the possible revocation of their release.

Imperial, who is facing charges of child abuse and assault and battery—to include domestic violence—has since been released to a third-party custodian and was ordered to return to court on May 20, for her preliminary hearing while her arraignment was set for May 23, at 9am.

According to a Department of Public Safety press release, officers arrested Imperial on a warrant last May 12. However, the child abuse incident allegedly happened back in March 14, over a month prior to the arrest. The incident was reported by a local high school counselor.

A forensic interview was conducted with the minor who confirmed that a close relative physically abused her over $10 on March 14.

The school counselor allegedly observed injuries on the minor after the minor’s cousin called the school informing them of the incident on March 15. Police were immediately called.

In a follow-up investigation, officers noted that the child had several injuries on her arms and leg due to punches, pinching, biting, and hair-pulling.

The victim said she sustained all the injuries from the same relative. According to court documents, the victim stated that on March 14, after returning home from her cousin’s house, Imperial got mad at her over $10 because when she had asked her for it, the victim stated that she didn’t have it.

The victim said Imperial hit her, pinched her, pulled her hair, punched her, and even bit her.

After the alleged beating, the victim said she took her bag and ran off to her cousin’s
house.

The victim’s cousin reported the incident to the school counselor, who, in turn, reported the incident to the school’s principal and the police.