State v. Mr. R (DMC No. 13220) – Felony Sexual Conduct with a Minor (21 year old adult/11 year old minor) (Dangerous Crimes Against Children) & Felony Child Molestation (Dangerous Crimes Against Children) – Not Charged – Peoria Police Department Investigated (DR No. 20XX-XXXXX7)
Mr. R’s 11 year old cousin and her three older sisters were left at home while the parents went to Laughlin. The 11 year old became extremely upset that her parents weren’t at home, and she began crying and called them to come home early. They told her that they would not be coming home and to stay home with her sisters and their cousin, Mr. R.
Shortly after that, the 11 year old told her older sisters that she did not like Mr. R, claiming that he had molested her in the past. The sisters then called the parents and they came hold immediately from their trip. The Authorities were contacted, and that’s when we became involved in Mr. R’s case.
We interviewed the parents and the grandparents, and they all indicated that they did not believe the child’s allegations. In addition, Mr. R provided statements to the Detectives denying all allegations. Lastly, the alleged victim’s father ultimately refused to allow his daughter participate in any type of prosecution. In other words, he did not believe her allegations.
We packaged all of this information and sent it to the Detective pursuant to a Trebus/Bashir Letter. The letter requested that if the case were to proceed to Grand Jury, Mr. R was to be present with us in order to make a statement. Also, all of the previous statements provided by the family members, which called into question the alleged victim’s truthfulness needed to be presented to the Grand Jury. Ultimately, the Detectives closed the case and chose not to route it to the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office for prosecution. If Mr. R had been charged and convicted, he could’ve spent the rest of his life in prison due to the girl’s young age.