Two men were arrested on Tuesday for allegedly sexually assaulting an 8-year-old and a 1-year-old girl in separate incidents on Saipan.<\/p>\n
Gilbert Sablan Pinaula, 44, was arrested in Kagman for sexual abuse of a minor in the first degree, assault and battery, and disturbing the peace.<\/p>\n
Austin Jay Saures Kosam, 22, was arrested in Kannat Tabla for sexual abuse of a minor in the first degree, and assault and battery.<\/p>\n
Police Detective Catherine B. Pangelinan stated in her report that in Pinaula\u2019s case, the 8-year old girl and her mother were both crying and shaking when they entered a police car that responded to assist them near Cool Laundry in Finasisu last June 29.<\/p>\n
In Kosam\u2019s case, Pangelinan said the 1-year-old girl was crying in pain as her private part was swollen. <\/p>\n
At a hearing yesterday, noting prior criminal convictions, Superior Court Associate Judge Teresa Kim-Tenorio increased to $30,000 cash bail from the original $25,000 cash bail imposed on Pinaula.<\/p>\n
Kim-Tenorio maintained the $20,000 cash bail that the court earlier imposed on Kosam in issuing an arrest warrant.<\/p>\n
Assistant public defender Cindy Nesbit was appointed as counsel for Pinaula and Kosam. Assistant attorney general Matthew Baisley appeared as counsel for the government.<\/p>\n
Preliminary hearing for Pinaula will be on July 15 at 9am, while for Kosam will be on July 11 at 9am.<\/p>\n
In Pinaula\u2019s case, detective Pangelinan said a patrol car transported the 8-year-old girl and her mother to the Commonwealth Healthcare Center\u2019s examination room last June 29.<\/p>\n
Pangelinan said in the examination room, the mother was hugging her daughter, and both were crying.<\/p>\n
Pangelinan said the mother disclosed that she noticed that her daughter was feeling sick and she knew something was wrong so she begged her to tell her what happened.<\/p>\n
The detective said the daughter cried and confessed that Pinaula sexually assaulted her. The girl also disclosed that it was the second time that the defendant touched her private part. <\/p>\n
In Kosam\u2019s case, Pangelinan stated that a police officer responded to a residence in Kannat Tabla on Monday night after a woman reported that Kosam sexually assaulted her 1-year-old daughter.<\/p>\n
Pangelinan said according to the mother, her baby complained of pain in her vaginal area.<\/p>\n
When the mother checked the pampers, the baby started crying and stated that Kosam \u201ctouched\u201d her.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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