Texas dad case being sent to grand jury

[druidp]

Really? Can the DA just decide to not indict him? Is there more to this than we have been told?

www.foxnews.com/us/2012/06/19/texas-beating-death-girl-alleged-molester-is-ruled-homicide/

The beating death of a Texas man who was allegedly sexually assaulting a 5-year-girl will be treated as a homicide investigation, the Lavaca County Sheriff's Office said in a statement.

The girl’s father, 23, whose name has not been released, says he caught Jesus Mora Flores, 48, trying to molest his daughter on his ranch earlier this month. After hearing the girl scream, the father found her and removed Flores from on top of his child, the statement said. He proceeded to inflict several blows to Flores’ head and neck area, the statement said.

"At this time, I believe the homicide investigation should be sent to the grand jury," Heather McMinn, the Lavaca County District Attorney, said in the statement. She went on to say the sheriff was correct not to arrest the father at the time of the incident, but "all evidence surrounding this homicide will be presented to the grand jury as soon as possible."

Sheriff Micah Harmon, according to the statement, believes the girl’s father is remorseful, and did not intend to kill Flores. He called the case "traumatizing" for the girl and her entire family.

"He was just protecting his daughter and doing what he thought he had to do to protect his daughter," Harmon said.

The victim was an "acquaintance" of the father who visited the ranch to help care for some horses, according to Harmon, adding he did not know how long the men may have known each other prior to the alleged incident.

A witness told law enforcement that Flores was seen forcibly carrying the girl to a secluded area, the statement said. When the girl’s dad found out, he began calling her name, and when he heard her screams, he moved in.

When emergency medical personnel arrived at the scene, Flores’ pants and underwear were down, and his genitals were exposed, the statement said. All the witnesses' statements corroborated the father’s story, the release said.

Flores had a green card and the sheriff’s office has been working with the Mexican Consulate to locate his family, The Gonzales Inquirer reported.

The grand jury will consider this week if the father will face any charges.

[iammalcolmx]

OMG!!

[ECB]

I just pray that the grand jury has better sense....

[debatethis]

Your title and the actual article are incongruous. At this point it seems that no one knows if the dad will be tried since it's up to the grand jury to determine whether charges will be filed and then he's subsequently go to trial.

[druidp]

Jun 19, 2012 14:56:20 GMT -5 debatethis said:

Your title and the actual article are incongruous. At this point it seems that no one knows if the dad will be tried since it's up to the grand jury to determine whether charges will be filed and then he's subsequently go to trial.

You're right, I'll fix it.

[marie427]

This is totally not going beyond the grand jury.

[ttt]

No grand jury, least of all a Texas grand jury, will indict that man. The DA gets to pass the buck, everybody wins.

[bqbride]

We need to give this guy a medal, not prosecute him.

[Deleted]

I might be wrong, but I think all homicides have to go to the grand jury in Texas.

[charminglife]

CNN is reporting that the grand jury did not indict him.

www.cnn.com/2012/06/19/us/texas-abuser-father/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

[iammalcolmx]

Jun 19, 2012 15:03:30 GMT -5 asdfjkl said:

OMG he was going to forcibly rape that baby girl. Glad he's dead. Sorry, God. I know that makes me a bad Christian. Glad he's dead. Even gladder that the dad killed him. Makes me happy all over.

Don't worry I am a bad Christian as well and maybe even worse. I am sitting here wondering why the kids Grandpa and Aunt performed CPR on the rapist. As dude was dying I would have been like "bitch boo bye"

[Deleted]

Jun 19, 2012 19:33:09 GMT -5 iammalcolmx said:

Don't worry I am a bad Christian as well and maybe even worse. I am sitting here wondering why the kids Grandpa and Aunt performed CPR on the rapist. As dude was dying I would have been like "bitch boo bye"

::gigglesnort::

[GailGoldie]

felony crimes have to go to the grand jury (in most states at least).

[eclaires]

I am very glad this guy killed the bastard. I hope he rots in hell a la A Time to Kill.

[JLN]

So it took trayvons killer how long to be arrested - and only after national outcry - but this fathers case is already going to grand jury? WTF?

[flamingeaux]

The dad's innocence, was 100% obvious from day one, Zimmerman's guiltiness was not.

Also different states, different laws.