Dad is identified as ALBERT PLEASE. No mention of a mother in the home.
http://pacificnewscenter.com/public-safety/item/4060-man-arrested-for-felony-child-abuse
Man Arrested for Felony Child Abuse
Written by Tim McHenry
Albert Please was arrested last week for attempting to hurt his three children while reportedly in an alcohol-induced rage, this according to a magistrates report.
The three children told police that their father, Albert Please, began to throw different objects at each one of them before finally grabbing a machete from the closet and swinging it at them. Police interviewed one of the children who said she saw her father drink a "big bottle of 100-percent vodka" the night before the attack. Police observed physical injuries on all three children. Please was arrested Friday afternoon and charged with three counts of Aggravated Assault, three counts of Special Allegation of Possession and Use of a Deadly Weapon in the Commission of a Felony, three counts of Family Violence and three counts of Child Abuse. All charges are 3rd degree felonies.
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Monday, November 10, 2014
Dad on trial for aggravated murder for death of toddler daughter (Hagatna, Guam)
Dad is identified as JOHN CASTRO.
https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=9001645528933072916#editor/target=post;postID=8310902165276685373
Mother of beaten Guam toddler testifies as father’s murder, child abuse trial
The Associated Press Nov 10, 2014 11:33:40 AM
HAGATNA, Guam – The mother of a Guam toddler who died of abuse says she regularly found the girl bruised and injured after being in the care of her father.
The 23-month-old father John Castro is on trial, charged with aggravated murder, assault and child abuse.
Pacific Daily News (http://ow.ly/E4ufl ) the girl’s mother Suzane Lotino testified Monday that she left the child in Castro’s care when she worked overnight shifts.
Lotino says she didn’t leave Castro because they didn’t have any other place to go.
Castro’s defence attorneys have said there’s no probable cause to show he’s responsible for the child’s death
https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=9001645528933072916#editor/target=post;postID=8310902165276685373
Mother of beaten Guam toddler testifies as father’s murder, child abuse trial
The Associated Press Nov 10, 2014 11:33:40 AM
HAGATNA, Guam – The mother of a Guam toddler who died of abuse says she regularly found the girl bruised and injured after being in the care of her father.
The 23-month-old father John Castro is on trial, charged with aggravated murder, assault and child abuse.
Pacific Daily News (http://ow.ly/E4ufl ) the girl’s mother Suzane Lotino testified Monday that she left the child in Castro’s care when she worked overnight shifts.
Lotino says she didn’t leave Castro because they didn’t have any other place to go.
Castro’s defence attorneys have said there’s no probable cause to show he’s responsible for the child’s death
Sunday, December 22, 2013
Dad charged with beating 2- and 4-year-old children (Guam)
Dad is identified as IAN SEAN TAIMANGLO MENO. No mention of a mother in the home. Was there one?
http://www.pacificnewscenter.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=40267:father-charged-with-child-abuse-in-alleged-beating-of-his-2-and-4-year-old-children&catid=45:guam-news&Itemid=156
Father Charged With Child Abuse in Alleged Beating of His 2 and 4 Year Old Children
Last Updated on Tuesday, 10 December 2013 16:03
Written by Janela Buhain Carrera Tuesday, 10 December 2013 10:15
Guam News
Guam - A 31-year-old father is behind bars accused of beating up his two children, ages two and four, giving them bruises on their faces and bodies.
Ian Sean Taimanglo Meno was charged in Superior Court with two counts family violence and two counts child abuse, both charged as third degree felonies.
According to the magistrate's complaint three children were taken to Guam Memorial Hospital on Saturday, December 7, but only two of them were examined, the two year old and the four year old.
The four year old, according to a GMH doctor, had hemorrhaging to the face, a splinter in the eye, bruising on both ears and on the back. The two year old child had bruising on the chin and the back, the complaint says.
Police say it was the four year old child who said it was her father who beat them both up.
http://www.pacificnewscenter.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=40267:father-charged-with-child-abuse-in-alleged-beating-of-his-2-and-4-year-old-children&catid=45:guam-news&Itemid=156
Father Charged With Child Abuse in Alleged Beating of His 2 and 4 Year Old Children
Last Updated on Tuesday, 10 December 2013 16:03
Written by Janela Buhain Carrera Tuesday, 10 December 2013 10:15
Guam News
Guam - A 31-year-old father is behind bars accused of beating up his two children, ages two and four, giving them bruises on their faces and bodies.
Ian Sean Taimanglo Meno was charged in Superior Court with two counts family violence and two counts child abuse, both charged as third degree felonies.
According to the magistrate's complaint three children were taken to Guam Memorial Hospital on Saturday, December 7, but only two of them were examined, the two year old and the four year old.
The four year old, according to a GMH doctor, had hemorrhaging to the face, a splinter in the eye, bruising on both ears and on the back. The two year old child had bruising on the chin and the back, the complaint says.
Police say it was the four year old child who said it was her father who beat them both up.
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Dad charged with murdering 2-year-old daughter during visitation (Guam)
Dad is identified as ANTHONY LIZAMA MORCILLA.
http://www.kuam.com/story/21876648/2013/04/04/father-held-on-100k-for-death-of-two-year-old-daughter
Father held on $100K for death of two-year-old daughter
Posted: Apr 04, 2013 2:52 AM EDT Updated: Apr 04, 2013 3:11 AM EDT
by Mindy Aguon
Guam - A Superior Court of Guam senior probation officer appeared on the other side of the courtroom today, charged with murder and negligent homicide for the death of his two-year-old daughter. 46-year-old Anthony Lizama Morcilla is being held behind bars on $100,000 cash bail on charges of murder, negligent homicide, leaving a child in a motor vehicle, and child abuse.
Based on the charges, he could spend the rest of his life in prison.
Morcilla told police that he picked up his daughter from her mother on Wednesday morning and intended to drop her to her daycare. Court documents state he dropped an older child to school and as he was driving around, the toddler fell asleep and around 8:30. Morcilla parked his red pickup truck at the courthouse in Hagatna and went to work, forgetting she was inside. It wasn't until seven hours later that he found his daughter's lifeless body inside. She sustained second-degree burns all over her body.
The report states the girl died sometime between 11am and 1pm that day.
Morcilla appeared via videoconference this afternoon in front of Magistrate Judge Alberto Tolentino, who expressed concerns about the murder charge, saying there was no evidence based on the declaration provided to the court that Morcilla showed an extreme indifference of human life. "Although the court finds probable cause for the 1st degree murder, it does express that there are some concerns of whether or not that was the appropriate charge, given the facts as they were laid out in the declaration," he announced. Judge Tolentino noting that manslaughter doesn't carry a mandatory minimum of 15 years with the possibility of life in prison.
Morcilla is represented by Attorney Curtis Van De Veld, who agreed to take on the case pro-bono and argued that his client should be released on his personal recognizance as he is a well respected member of the community, has no prior criminal history and is not a danger to the community. Van De Veld said, "The nature and seriousness that he would pose a risk to the community or to any individual thereof, there is just no such indication of facts. It's not the kind of crime where anyone has engaged in any kind of heinous behavior. He simply doesn't pose a risk."
Van De Veld added that the mother of the two-year-old, who was present with members of Morcilla's family in the courtroom, supported his release. "The mother is here and she does not oppose his release on personal recognizance. She supports that," the lawyer stated.
Assistant Attorney General David Rivera asked the court to hold Morcilla on $250,000 cash bail, saying the amount is consistent with the nature of the charges brought in these types of cases and noting it was at the lower end of the scale. "This is a terrible situation," he said, "a terrible event and a terrible result."
The court ended up reducing the bail amount after weighing all of the information. Van De Veld has asked that if his client cannot come up with the $100,000 cash bail, that he be released to court-approved third-party custodians and be placed on house arrest. It's a request that will be made during a bail hearing on Friday afternoon.
In the meantime, the tragic events of Wednesday have impacted the entire Probation Office. Court policy, planning and communications director Joshua Tenorio said, "It's a difficult situation. We are utilizing all our resources to identify counseling services and whatever assistance these employees need."
http://www.kuam.com/story/21876648/2013/04/04/father-held-on-100k-for-death-of-two-year-old-daughter
Father held on $100K for death of two-year-old daughter
Posted: Apr 04, 2013 2:52 AM EDT Updated: Apr 04, 2013 3:11 AM EDT
by Mindy Aguon
Guam - A Superior Court of Guam senior probation officer appeared on the other side of the courtroom today, charged with murder and negligent homicide for the death of his two-year-old daughter. 46-year-old Anthony Lizama Morcilla is being held behind bars on $100,000 cash bail on charges of murder, negligent homicide, leaving a child in a motor vehicle, and child abuse.
Based on the charges, he could spend the rest of his life in prison.
Morcilla told police that he picked up his daughter from her mother on Wednesday morning and intended to drop her to her daycare. Court documents state he dropped an older child to school and as he was driving around, the toddler fell asleep and around 8:30. Morcilla parked his red pickup truck at the courthouse in Hagatna and went to work, forgetting she was inside. It wasn't until seven hours later that he found his daughter's lifeless body inside. She sustained second-degree burns all over her body.
The report states the girl died sometime between 11am and 1pm that day.
Morcilla appeared via videoconference this afternoon in front of Magistrate Judge Alberto Tolentino, who expressed concerns about the murder charge, saying there was no evidence based on the declaration provided to the court that Morcilla showed an extreme indifference of human life. "Although the court finds probable cause for the 1st degree murder, it does express that there are some concerns of whether or not that was the appropriate charge, given the facts as they were laid out in the declaration," he announced. Judge Tolentino noting that manslaughter doesn't carry a mandatory minimum of 15 years with the possibility of life in prison.
Morcilla is represented by Attorney Curtis Van De Veld, who agreed to take on the case pro-bono and argued that his client should be released on his personal recognizance as he is a well respected member of the community, has no prior criminal history and is not a danger to the community. Van De Veld said, "The nature and seriousness that he would pose a risk to the community or to any individual thereof, there is just no such indication of facts. It's not the kind of crime where anyone has engaged in any kind of heinous behavior. He simply doesn't pose a risk."
Van De Veld added that the mother of the two-year-old, who was present with members of Morcilla's family in the courtroom, supported his release. "The mother is here and she does not oppose his release on personal recognizance. She supports that," the lawyer stated.
Assistant Attorney General David Rivera asked the court to hold Morcilla on $250,000 cash bail, saying the amount is consistent with the nature of the charges brought in these types of cases and noting it was at the lower end of the scale. "This is a terrible situation," he said, "a terrible event and a terrible result."
The court ended up reducing the bail amount after weighing all of the information. Van De Veld has asked that if his client cannot come up with the $100,000 cash bail, that he be released to court-approved third-party custodians and be placed on house arrest. It's a request that will be made during a bail hearing on Friday afternoon.
In the meantime, the tragic events of Wednesday have impacted the entire Probation Office. Court policy, planning and communications director Joshua Tenorio said, "It's a difficult situation. We are utilizing all our resources to identify counseling services and whatever assistance these employees need."
Monday, June 25, 2012
Dad arrested for allegedly striking infant son, father-in-law (Guam)
Dad is identified as LASTWELL BISTEK.
http://www.guampdn.com/article/20120626/NEWS01/206260311
Man arrested for allegedly striking baby, father-in-law
2:00 PM, Jun. 26, 2012
Written by Brett Kelman
Pacific Daily News
A young man who allegedly struck his baby boy and his father-in-law with a glass bottle, injuring them both, has been arrested by police.
Lastwell Bistek, 22, has been charged with two counts of both aggravated assault and family violence, plus a single count of child abuse, all as third-degree felonies.
According to Superior Court of Guam documents, Bistek allegedly attacked his father-in-law -- who was holding his son -- on Friday night. Bistek, who appeared drunk, allegedly struck the boy in the face with a 40-ounce liquor bottle, leaving a two-inch cut on the boy's forehead, according to court documents.
The boy is less than 1 year old, court documents state.
The father-in-law was left with a two-inch cut on his check, court documents state.
Bistek also was charged with a single count of public drunkenness as a violation, court documents state.
http://www.guampdn.com/article/20120626/NEWS01/206260311
Man arrested for allegedly striking baby, father-in-law
2:00 PM, Jun. 26, 2012
Written by Brett Kelman
Pacific Daily News
A young man who allegedly struck his baby boy and his father-in-law with a glass bottle, injuring them both, has been arrested by police.
Lastwell Bistek, 22, has been charged with two counts of both aggravated assault and family violence, plus a single count of child abuse, all as third-degree felonies.
According to Superior Court of Guam documents, Bistek allegedly attacked his father-in-law -- who was holding his son -- on Friday night. Bistek, who appeared drunk, allegedly struck the boy in the face with a 40-ounce liquor bottle, leaving a two-inch cut on the boy's forehead, according to court documents.
The boy is less than 1 year old, court documents state.
The father-in-law was left with a two-inch cut on his check, court documents state.
Bistek also was charged with a single count of public drunkenness as a violation, court documents state.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Dad accused of throwing "softball-sized" rocks at 13-year-old son (Guam)
Dad DICKSON R. NASON has been charged with family violence, assault, and child abuse. Notice that the boy ran away from home. Makes me wonder if there was a mother in this home.
INVISIBLE MOTHER ALERT.
http://www.guampdn.com/article/20110916/NEWS01/109160306
Father accused of throwing rocks at son
11:00 PM, Sep. 15, 2011
A father was charged with family violence, assault and child abuse for throwing "softball-size rocks" at his child.
Dickson R. Nason, 39, allegedly picked up a shoe and threw it at a 13-year-old victim, hitting him in the abdomen, according to Superior Court of Guam documents.
As the victim ran, Nason allegedly attempted to punch the child, documents state.
Fearing that his father would beat him up, the victim ran away from the residence barefoot and shirtless, documents state.
Nason allegedly picked up several "softball-size rocks" and threw them at the victim, documents state.
'Scared'
The 13-year-old stated that Nason had allegedly been "abusing him since he could remember but was scared to report it to police," documents state.
Nason was charged with family violence, assault and child abuse, all as misdemeanors.
INVISIBLE MOTHER ALERT.
http://www.guampdn.com/article/20110916/NEWS01/109160306
Father accused of throwing rocks at son
11:00 PM, Sep. 15, 2011
A father was charged with family violence, assault and child abuse for throwing "softball-size rocks" at his child.
Dickson R. Nason, 39, allegedly picked up a shoe and threw it at a 13-year-old victim, hitting him in the abdomen, according to Superior Court of Guam documents.
As the victim ran, Nason allegedly attempted to punch the child, documents state.
Fearing that his father would beat him up, the victim ran away from the residence barefoot and shirtless, documents state.
Nason allegedly picked up several "softball-size rocks" and threw them at the victim, documents state.
'Scared'
The 13-year-old stated that Nason had allegedly been "abusing him since he could remember but was scared to report it to police," documents state.
Nason was charged with family violence, assault and child abuse, all as misdemeanors.
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Drunk dad arrested for child abuse after 2-year-old son found outside in the rain (Harmon, Guam)
Appears that Mom asked dad STAINER KAPWICH to babysit their 2-year-old son. So like any conscientious papa, he quickly got snockered. Next thing you know, the little boy is outside in the middle of the night, crying in the rain. Nice going, dad.
http://www.guampdn.com/article/20110203/NEWS01/102030306
Man arrested in child abuse: Toddler found wandering in HarmonBy Laura Matthews • Pacific Daily News • February 3, 2011
Police arrested a 28-year-old man yesterday on suspicion of child abuse and family violence after his 2-year-old son was found wandering in the rain in the middle of the night.
Stainer Kapwich is now booked and confined, according a press release from the Guam Police Department.
Police yesterday said they responded to a lost child complaint at a residence behind Hanna Market along Route 16 in Harmon.
According to the press release, it was reported that the 2-year-old's mother left him with his biological father at around 5 p.m. on Tuesday. The father allegedly drank alcohol and fell asleep at around 11 p.m.
But around 1 a.m. yesterday, a male passerby saw the boy standing in the rain crying at the intersection of Taitano Road and Charles Street in Harmon. The passerby picked up the boy and brought him to his home where his wife cleaned the boy up and put him in dry clothing, the release stated.
Police spokesman Officer A.J. Balajadia yesterday said the boy was returned to his parents.
"She had to go to work, so her and her husband and son went to the place in Harmon where she gets a ride to work," Balajadia said. "When she came back, the child wasn't around and we got called. The father was asking people for the kid. The passerby didn't live too far from the residence."
Kapwich could be brought before the court today.
According to Guam law, any person who intentionally committed family violence is guilty of a misdemeanor or of a third-degree felony. In determining whether any felony charge should be reduced to misdemeanor, the court will consider several factors.
Some of those factors include the extent or seriousness of the victim's injuries; the defendant's history of violence against the same victim whether charged or uncharged; the involvement of alcohol or other substance; and the defendant's history of substance abuse as reflected in the defendant's criminal history and other sources.
As for child abuse cases, depending on the investigation and evaluation done, a contract could be drafted between the agencies involved to protect the child in his or her home or provide the services necessary for adequate care of the child if he or she is placed in protective custody or temporary foster custody, according to the laws.
Lydia Tenorio , administrator for Child Protective Services, said when police are the first responders to such incidents, they normally contact child services. However, she said that's dependent on circumstances.
Tenorio said her agency would then assess the situation to include the safety of the child and medical needs.
Tenorio added that her agency didn't get a call from the police, but will be following up on the case.
"If there was a question of care (police) would have immediately called us on the scene," Tenorio said.
http://www.guampdn.com/article/20110203/NEWS01/102030306
Man arrested in child abuse: Toddler found wandering in HarmonBy Laura Matthews • Pacific Daily News • February 3, 2011
Police arrested a 28-year-old man yesterday on suspicion of child abuse and family violence after his 2-year-old son was found wandering in the rain in the middle of the night.
Stainer Kapwich is now booked and confined, according a press release from the Guam Police Department.
Police yesterday said they responded to a lost child complaint at a residence behind Hanna Market along Route 16 in Harmon.
According to the press release, it was reported that the 2-year-old's mother left him with his biological father at around 5 p.m. on Tuesday. The father allegedly drank alcohol and fell asleep at around 11 p.m.
But around 1 a.m. yesterday, a male passerby saw the boy standing in the rain crying at the intersection of Taitano Road and Charles Street in Harmon. The passerby picked up the boy and brought him to his home where his wife cleaned the boy up and put him in dry clothing, the release stated.
Police spokesman Officer A.J. Balajadia yesterday said the boy was returned to his parents.
"She had to go to work, so her and her husband and son went to the place in Harmon where she gets a ride to work," Balajadia said. "When she came back, the child wasn't around and we got called. The father was asking people for the kid. The passerby didn't live too far from the residence."
Kapwich could be brought before the court today.
According to Guam law, any person who intentionally committed family violence is guilty of a misdemeanor or of a third-degree felony. In determining whether any felony charge should be reduced to misdemeanor, the court will consider several factors.
Some of those factors include the extent or seriousness of the victim's injuries; the defendant's history of violence against the same victim whether charged or uncharged; the involvement of alcohol or other substance; and the defendant's history of substance abuse as reflected in the defendant's criminal history and other sources.
As for child abuse cases, depending on the investigation and evaluation done, a contract could be drafted between the agencies involved to protect the child in his or her home or provide the services necessary for adequate care of the child if he or she is placed in protective custody or temporary foster custody, according to the laws.
Lydia Tenorio , administrator for Child Protective Services, said when police are the first responders to such incidents, they normally contact child services. However, she said that's dependent on circumstances.
Tenorio said her agency would then assess the situation to include the safety of the child and medical needs.
Tenorio added that her agency didn't get a call from the police, but will be following up on the case.
"If there was a question of care (police) would have immediately called us on the scene," Tenorio said.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Sexually abusive father jails mom on "custodial interference" charges (Bergen County, New Jersey)
Trace this story very carefully all the way through, because the most important points are buried or otherwise obscured.
Dad ALEJANDRO MENDOZA has been accused of molesting his daughter, and in fact, is CHARGED WITH A CRIME IN KOREA. What crime? Rape, sexual abuse? The New Jersey reporter apparently doesn't bother to find out or clarify, even though this should be a matter of record.
Could this explain why Dad hightailed it out of Korea--where the family had moved TOGETHER--and back to good old New Jersey after just a few months? It sure seems likely to me like Dad is trying to avoid prosecution for a crime in Korea by fleeing to another country. But the reporter doesn't comment on this interesting "coincidence."
Mom, who is originally from Korea, decides to stay in that country with the children. She did not "kidnap." SHE DID NOT FLEE. DAD DID. Let's be straight on that, since the reporter fudges this point entirely. At first it is claimed that Mom "took" the children to Korea. Only in the next paragraph is this contradicted by the facts, which is that the family, including the father, had moved to Korea, and that the father subsequently left Korea. A little bias here? Or just an inability to report a story consistently or accurately?
But Daddy engages the corrupt judiciary of New Jersey to now do his bidding. He goes to a Superior Court Judge in Hackensack and gets court orders granting him custody. Was Mom notified? I doubt it. Did she attend or have a representative present? I doubt it. Do you think the judge knew that Daddy was charged with a crime in Korea? Maybe he did and just didn't care. Maybe he didn't. Maybe he just didn't bother to find out why this Daddy who was suddenly rushing at breakneck speed back to the US, leaving his wife and children behind in another country, was suddenly and inexplicably filing for custody. No red flags here for ya? Or did you just not care about all that either?
So Mom makes the tactical error of entering Guam, a US territory where she is promptly arrested on a "fugitive warrant." What a crock of bull. And now SHE--not Dad--is sitting in jail in New Jersey on $100,000 bond.
What the hell? Has the world gone mad? I can find you fathers who brutally murdered their own infant sons and daughters who are out on much less bail than this. And even if Mom makes bail, she won't be released because of contempt of courts charges.
Realize that New Jersey is a state with an active and aggressive fathers rights presence. That's how a father who is fleeing another country--apparently to avoid prosecution of sexual abuse charges--can march into a New Jersey courtroom and get custody with no questions asked. Is it clear yet what the fathers rights movement (a/k/a Abusers Anonymous) is all about? Anybody want to tell me again about poor New Jersey dad David Goldman, who got a free chartered plane to pick up his son from Brazil? Something really stinks in the Garden State.
http://www.northjersey.com/news/crime_courts/052510_Korean_mom_locked_in_custody_battle_with_Dumont_man_transferred_to_Bergen_County_Jail.html
Korean mom locked in custody battle with Dumont husband transferred to Bergen jail
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Last updated: Wednesday May 26, 2010, 9:42 AM
BY KIBRET MARKOS
The Record
Staff Writer
A Korean mother who was arrested in Guam two months ago for taking her two children to South Korea and refusing to return them to New Jersey has been transferred to the Bergen County Jail, officials said Tuesday.
Si-Nae Shim, 34, has been involved in a dispute with her husband, Alejandro Mendoza of Dumont, over the custody of their two children since the family briefly moved to South Korea last year.
Mendoza, a Broadway violinist, returned to Dumont a few months after the move, but Shim, who is also a musician, decided to stay there with the children despite the father’s protest, Mendoza’s attorneys said.
Mendoza later obtained court orders from a Superior Court Judge in Hackensack that gave him custody of the children and required Shim to return them to New Jersey.
Shim did not comply, alleging that Mendoza molested their daughter and is charged with a crime in Korea.
Shim was arrested in March on a fugitive warrant when she traveled to the U.S. territory of Guam. She was moved to the Bergen jail on Monday.
"Alejandro is in tears. He’s been waiting for this forever," said Scott Laterra, Mendoza’s attorney. "Hopefully the next step is that he gets his children back."
Shim is being held at the Bergen County Jail on $100,000 facing a criminal charge of interference with custody.
She cannot be released even if she makes bail because another court order holds her in contempt of court until she returns the children to Bergen County.
No court date has been set yet. Shim’s attorney, Jay Yanavok, said he was in talks with Mendoza’s attorneys to agree on a date for a hearing in family court.
A Korean mother who was arrested in Guam two months ago for taking her two children to South Korea and refusing to return them to New Jersey has been transferred to the Bergen County Jail, officials said Tuesday.
Alejandro Mendoza with daughter, Haerin, and son, Kristian. Si-Nae Shim, 34, has been involved in a dispute with her husband, Alejandro Mendoza of Dumont, over the custody of their two children since the family briefly moved to South Korea last year.
Mendoza, a Broadway violinist, returned to Dumont a few months after the move, but Shim, who is also a musician, decided to stay there with the children despite the father’s protest, Mendoza’s attorneys said.
Mendoza later obtained court orders from a Superior Court Judge in Hackensack that gave him custody of the children and required Shim to return them to New Jersey.
Shim did not comply, alleging that Mendoza molested their daughter and is charged with a crime in Korea.
Si-Nae Shim Shim was arrested in March on a fugitive warrant when she traveled to the U.S. territory of Guam. She was moved to the Bergen jail on Monday.
"Alejandro is in tears. He’s been waiting for this forever," said Scott Laterra, Mendoza’s attorney. "Hopefully the next step is that he gets his children back."
Shim is being held at the Bergen County Jail on $100,000 facing a criminal charge of interference with custody.
She cannot be released even if she makes bail because another court order holds her in contempt of court until she returns the children to Bergen County.
No court date has been set yet. Shim’s attorney, Jay Yanavok, said he was in talks with Mendoza’s attorneys to agree on a date for a hearing in family court.
Dad ALEJANDRO MENDOZA has been accused of molesting his daughter, and in fact, is CHARGED WITH A CRIME IN KOREA. What crime? Rape, sexual abuse? The New Jersey reporter apparently doesn't bother to find out or clarify, even though this should be a matter of record.
Could this explain why Dad hightailed it out of Korea--where the family had moved TOGETHER--and back to good old New Jersey after just a few months? It sure seems likely to me like Dad is trying to avoid prosecution for a crime in Korea by fleeing to another country. But the reporter doesn't comment on this interesting "coincidence."
Mom, who is originally from Korea, decides to stay in that country with the children. She did not "kidnap." SHE DID NOT FLEE. DAD DID. Let's be straight on that, since the reporter fudges this point entirely. At first it is claimed that Mom "took" the children to Korea. Only in the next paragraph is this contradicted by the facts, which is that the family, including the father, had moved to Korea, and that the father subsequently left Korea. A little bias here? Or just an inability to report a story consistently or accurately?
But Daddy engages the corrupt judiciary of New Jersey to now do his bidding. He goes to a Superior Court Judge in Hackensack and gets court orders granting him custody. Was Mom notified? I doubt it. Did she attend or have a representative present? I doubt it. Do you think the judge knew that Daddy was charged with a crime in Korea? Maybe he did and just didn't care. Maybe he didn't. Maybe he just didn't bother to find out why this Daddy who was suddenly rushing at breakneck speed back to the US, leaving his wife and children behind in another country, was suddenly and inexplicably filing for custody. No red flags here for ya? Or did you just not care about all that either?
So Mom makes the tactical error of entering Guam, a US territory where she is promptly arrested on a "fugitive warrant." What a crock of bull. And now SHE--not Dad--is sitting in jail in New Jersey on $100,000 bond.
What the hell? Has the world gone mad? I can find you fathers who brutally murdered their own infant sons and daughters who are out on much less bail than this. And even if Mom makes bail, she won't be released because of contempt of courts charges.
Realize that New Jersey is a state with an active and aggressive fathers rights presence. That's how a father who is fleeing another country--apparently to avoid prosecution of sexual abuse charges--can march into a New Jersey courtroom and get custody with no questions asked. Is it clear yet what the fathers rights movement (a/k/a Abusers Anonymous) is all about? Anybody want to tell me again about poor New Jersey dad David Goldman, who got a free chartered plane to pick up his son from Brazil? Something really stinks in the Garden State.
http://www.northjersey.com/news/crime_courts/052510_Korean_mom_locked_in_custody_battle_with_Dumont_man_transferred_to_Bergen_County_Jail.html
Korean mom locked in custody battle with Dumont husband transferred to Bergen jail
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Last updated: Wednesday May 26, 2010, 9:42 AM
BY KIBRET MARKOS
The Record
Staff Writer
A Korean mother who was arrested in Guam two months ago for taking her two children to South Korea and refusing to return them to New Jersey has been transferred to the Bergen County Jail, officials said Tuesday.
Si-Nae Shim, 34, has been involved in a dispute with her husband, Alejandro Mendoza of Dumont, over the custody of their two children since the family briefly moved to South Korea last year.
Mendoza, a Broadway violinist, returned to Dumont a few months after the move, but Shim, who is also a musician, decided to stay there with the children despite the father’s protest, Mendoza’s attorneys said.
Mendoza later obtained court orders from a Superior Court Judge in Hackensack that gave him custody of the children and required Shim to return them to New Jersey.
Shim did not comply, alleging that Mendoza molested their daughter and is charged with a crime in Korea.
Shim was arrested in March on a fugitive warrant when she traveled to the U.S. territory of Guam. She was moved to the Bergen jail on Monday.
"Alejandro is in tears. He’s been waiting for this forever," said Scott Laterra, Mendoza’s attorney. "Hopefully the next step is that he gets his children back."
Shim is being held at the Bergen County Jail on $100,000 facing a criminal charge of interference with custody.
She cannot be released even if she makes bail because another court order holds her in contempt of court until she returns the children to Bergen County.
No court date has been set yet. Shim’s attorney, Jay Yanavok, said he was in talks with Mendoza’s attorneys to agree on a date for a hearing in family court.
A Korean mother who was arrested in Guam two months ago for taking her two children to South Korea and refusing to return them to New Jersey has been transferred to the Bergen County Jail, officials said Tuesday.
Alejandro Mendoza with daughter, Haerin, and son, Kristian. Si-Nae Shim, 34, has been involved in a dispute with her husband, Alejandro Mendoza of Dumont, over the custody of their two children since the family briefly moved to South Korea last year.
Mendoza, a Broadway violinist, returned to Dumont a few months after the move, but Shim, who is also a musician, decided to stay there with the children despite the father’s protest, Mendoza’s attorneys said.
Mendoza later obtained court orders from a Superior Court Judge in Hackensack that gave him custody of the children and required Shim to return them to New Jersey.
Shim did not comply, alleging that Mendoza molested their daughter and is charged with a crime in Korea.
Si-Nae Shim Shim was arrested in March on a fugitive warrant when she traveled to the U.S. territory of Guam. She was moved to the Bergen jail on Monday.
"Alejandro is in tears. He’s been waiting for this forever," said Scott Laterra, Mendoza’s attorney. "Hopefully the next step is that he gets his children back."
Shim is being held at the Bergen County Jail on $100,000 facing a criminal charge of interference with custody.
She cannot be released even if she makes bail because another court order holds her in contempt of court until she returns the children to Bergen County.
No court date has been set yet. Shim’s attorney, Jay Yanavok, said he was in talks with Mendoza’s attorneys to agree on a date for a hearing in family court.
Monday, July 6, 2009
Live-in boyfriend murders girlfriend, her daughter (Dededo, Guam)
It appears that live-in boyfriend ANTHONY MINOR picked up a baseball bat and beat to death his girlfriend and her 13-year-old daughter, then committed suicide.
http://www.guampdn.com/article/20090703/NEWS01/907030303/1002
July 3, 2009
Police find three bodies: Medical examiner says murder-suicide likely
By Brett Kelman
Pacific Daily News
A woman and her teenage daughter are dead after they were allegedly beaten with a baseball bat by the woman's boyfriend, who committed suicide after the alleged attack yesterday, said Guam Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Aurelio Espinola yesterday.
Espinola said the woman and her daughter died of skull fractures.
The man committed suicide by slitting his left wrist in the "apparent murder-suicide," said Espinola, who performed the autopsies on the three bodies.
Police are investigating the incident, which occurred early yesterday at a house along Wusstig Road in Dededo. GPD spokesman Officer Allan Guzman said the incident was still classified as a "death investigation."
Police didn't release the ages, identities or genders of the bodies as of 5 p.m. yesterday. Espinola said he only had approximate ages of the girl and the woman -- 13 and 30, respectively. All three bodies were found in a bedroom, he said.
The house belongs to Anthony Miner, who lives there with his girlfriend and at least three children, said a family friend. Police wouldn't confirm details.
Yesterday's investigation began began after police and medics responded to an emergency call of an injured person at about 9 a.m. yesterday, said Guam Police Department spokesman Officer A.J. Balajadia. Police found three bodies at the house, he said.
By 10:30 a.m., about six police vehicles were parked on the edges of the roadway surrounding the white-and-red house. Yellow crime-scene tape surrounded the street corner and about a dozen officers were on the scene.
Curious motorists crept down the busy road, staring out their windows.
Balajadia said crime scene investigators were inside the home trying to piece together what happened.
"The next step is (police) are going to be conducting investigations, neighbor checks and things like that," he said. "Witnesses, if there are any. And as family members are contacted and we are able to release information, we will go in that order."
At about 2 p.m., yesterday, medics removed the three bodies from the house on stretchers.
They carried two adult-sized bodies, covered in yellow sheets, into an ambulance parked by the front yard. The third body, which was smaller, was under a white sheet.
Dededo resident Paul Blas said the house was owned by Anthony Miner, who lives there with his girlfriend and at least three children.
Blas, a Marianas Variety photographer who waited outside the house, was interviewed by police officers at the scene.
Blas said he was a family friend of Miner. He had visited the family twice in the last two weeks, including a visit a few nights ago.
Their children played together and everything seemed fine, Blas said.
As inspectors combed the house and yard, police closed off a short side street that led to at least two neighboring homes.
About 20 family and friends gathered in the closed area to grieve and wait for information. A small girl in the group hugged a man and sobbed against his waist.
"We are interviewing them, as well as the neighbors, to determine exactly what has taken place at this residence," Balajadia said.
The Pacific Daily News attempted to interview nearby residents and family members, but they declined to comment.
http://www.guampdn.com/article/20090703/NEWS01/907030303/1002
July 3, 2009
Police find three bodies: Medical examiner says murder-suicide likely
By Brett Kelman
Pacific Daily News
A woman and her teenage daughter are dead after they were allegedly beaten with a baseball bat by the woman's boyfriend, who committed suicide after the alleged attack yesterday, said Guam Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Aurelio Espinola yesterday.
Espinola said the woman and her daughter died of skull fractures.
The man committed suicide by slitting his left wrist in the "apparent murder-suicide," said Espinola, who performed the autopsies on the three bodies.
Police are investigating the incident, which occurred early yesterday at a house along Wusstig Road in Dededo. GPD spokesman Officer Allan Guzman said the incident was still classified as a "death investigation."
Police didn't release the ages, identities or genders of the bodies as of 5 p.m. yesterday. Espinola said he only had approximate ages of the girl and the woman -- 13 and 30, respectively. All three bodies were found in a bedroom, he said.
The house belongs to Anthony Miner, who lives there with his girlfriend and at least three children, said a family friend. Police wouldn't confirm details.
Yesterday's investigation began began after police and medics responded to an emergency call of an injured person at about 9 a.m. yesterday, said Guam Police Department spokesman Officer A.J. Balajadia. Police found three bodies at the house, he said.
By 10:30 a.m., about six police vehicles were parked on the edges of the roadway surrounding the white-and-red house. Yellow crime-scene tape surrounded the street corner and about a dozen officers were on the scene.
Curious motorists crept down the busy road, staring out their windows.
Balajadia said crime scene investigators were inside the home trying to piece together what happened.
"The next step is (police) are going to be conducting investigations, neighbor checks and things like that," he said. "Witnesses, if there are any. And as family members are contacted and we are able to release information, we will go in that order."
At about 2 p.m., yesterday, medics removed the three bodies from the house on stretchers.
They carried two adult-sized bodies, covered in yellow sheets, into an ambulance parked by the front yard. The third body, which was smaller, was under a white sheet.
Dededo resident Paul Blas said the house was owned by Anthony Miner, who lives there with his girlfriend and at least three children.
Blas, a Marianas Variety photographer who waited outside the house, was interviewed by police officers at the scene.
Blas said he was a family friend of Miner. He had visited the family twice in the last two weeks, including a visit a few nights ago.
Their children played together and everything seemed fine, Blas said.
As inspectors combed the house and yard, police closed off a short side street that led to at least two neighboring homes.
About 20 family and friends gathered in the closed area to grieve and wait for information. A small girl in the group hugged a man and sobbed against his waist.
"We are interviewing them, as well as the neighbors, to determine exactly what has taken place at this residence," Balajadia said.
The Pacific Daily News attempted to interview nearby residents and family members, but they declined to comment.
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