COACH ACCUSED OF MOLESTING.Byline: Orith Goldberg Staff Writer A Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, soccer coach was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of molesting a 17-year-old Canyon Country girl on his team. The Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County District Attorney's Office filed one count of annoying or molesting a child under 18 against 46-year-old Manny Manny may refer to: In nobility:
Following his arrest, Cornejo appeared at Newhall Municipal Court for his arraignment A criminal proceeding at which the defendant is officially called before a court of competent jurisdiction, informed of the offense charged in the complaint, information, indictment, or other charging document, and asked to enter a plea of guilty, not guilty, or as otherwise permitted . Cornejo sat quietly among four other defendants and waited until his case was called. It was later determined that he did not qualify for the services of the public defender public defender, governmental official who represents indigent persons accused of crime. U.S. Supreme Court decisions expanding the right to counsel to pretrial proceedings and holding that a person cannot be sentenced to even one day in jail unless a lawyer was and his arraignment was rescheduled for today so he could obtain an attorney, a court official said. Cornejo's bail remained at $2,500 and he was expected to be released on bond Wednesday. Outside the courtroom, Cornejo's wife said she believed the charges were fabricated by someone trying to hurt her husband. ``The only thing I can say is that somebody wants to hurt my husband really bad,'' she said, declining to comment any further. The unidentified teen told her parents that the coach fondled her Nov. 9 while she was at his home. |
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