Calvo pleads not guilty to rape

Businessman Patrick Mendiola Calvo yesterday pled not guilty to the charge of sexual abuse of a child.

Mr. Calvo is the general manager of Calvo’s Nursery and Landscaping and chair of the Saipan and Northern Islands Soil and Water Conservation.

The complaint alleged that Mr. Calvo had sexual contact on or about April 1, 1997 on Saipan with a minor identified only as J.A.F., who was then under 16 years old.