Recent Blog Posts in January 2010

A Covina man is facing murder charges after fatally stabbing his two-year-old son following a fight with his girlfriend.

When officers from the Covina Police Department got to the house, they noticed Alex Trujillo acting erratically. He also had a knife in his hand and tried to stab himself several times. Once police finally got inside the home, they were able to restrain Trujillo. That’s when they noticed the wounded boy.

Both Trujillo and his son were rushed to County-USC Medical Center. The boy later died from his injuries.

According to police the incident stemmed from a fight that occurred earlier in the day between Trujillo and his girlfriend, the boy’s mother. They began arguing after she told Trujillo she wanted to end their 4-year relationship.

Trujillo was arrested for murder and is being held in custody on $1 million bail. An arraignment is scheduled for today.

A Nebraska woman is facing felony charges after her 15-year-old son told his counselor that she used to have sex with him nightly when he was in 7 ^th and 8 ^th grade.

The boy, now 15, said his mother was addicted to prescription drugs during the years she would have sex with him.

The woman, whose name has not been revealed to protect her son, was arrested Monday and booked in Douglas County Court. Her bond was set at $30,000. A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for February 8.

Court records show the woman is no stranger to the courtroom.  This time last year she pleaded no contest to intentionally violating narcotics laws for trying to fill multiple prescriptions from seven different doctors. She was sentenced to one year of probation and ordered to attend AA meetings as part of a plea deal with prosecutors.

Statutory Rape

Any time an adult engages in sexual activity with a minor (someone under the age of 18) it is considered statutory rape. It does not matter whether the sexual acts were consensual or non-consensual. If you have sex with a minor, you will be charged with statutory rape.

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