A little Girls Letter to Santa ends up in an arrest.
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Posted By: Marta Fernandez on December 20, 2008 PHARR, Texas — A 9-year-old girl's letter to Santa Claus asking that a relative stop touching her and her sister has led to the arrest of a 55-year-old Pharr man on charges of continuous sexual abuse of a young child, according to a newspaper report. Andres Enrique Cantu, 55, of Pharr, remained in the Hidalgo County Jail Monday night after his arrest Friday. His bond was set at $100,000. It wasn't immediately clear if Cantu had an attorney. The girl wrote the letter Thursday and turned it in at Cesar Chavez Elementary School, The (McAllen) Monitor reported. It wasn't clear whether the letter was for a school assignment. A probable cause complaint said a counselor at the school reported that the student turned in a wish list to Santa asking that the relative stop touching her and her sister. A day later she was interviewed at the Children's Advocacy Center in Edinburg, which works with abused children, and told authorities about the alleged molestation. Police investigators believe the molestation occurred over a four-year period, according to the complaint. The newspaper did not identify the relationship of the man to the girl to protect her identity. The charge against Cantu is a new one, created by the Texas Legislature last year. It is part of a series of changes to the penal code called Jessica's Law, designed to heighten punishments of sexual predators. Photo is Obama Cabinet Apointee U.S.Attorney Holder and HIS daughter. Not related to the story,but related to protecting all little girls If you enjoyed this article, Join HBCU CONNECT today for similar content and opportunities via email! |
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Marta Fernandez
From Queens, NY CUNY -Queens College class of 1985 Member Since July 2008 |
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The measure of a society, how we treat our elderly and how we treat our young. Thanks Sister Leah--and thanks for listening in to The Relationship between Blacks & Latino's --I couldn't get on--but we are doing it again..different perspective. I prefer solutions to rhetoric, though rhetoric is important to get the masses moving..but then you have to bring about change by working on it wilth real viable actions!
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