Attorney Ramon K. Quichocho\u2019s own witness found Jung Ja Kim, the businesswoman accusing Quichocho of raping her twice, to be \u201cvery pretty, cute, very sophisticated.\u201d The witness also testified that she did not see any bruises on Kim\u2019s wrist, hours after the alleged first rape occurred.
\nBarbara Iglecias testified in federal court on Wednesday that she first met Kim at King\u2019s Restaurant in Guam on Nov. 2, 2008. Iglecias said she and her aunt had breakfast with Quichocho and Kim at that restaurant.<\/p>\n
She said she was surprised to see Kim as she was expecting Quichocho\u2019s wife, Frances, to be there.<\/p>\n
Iglecias said that Quichocho, who is related to her fianc\u00e9e, introduced her to Kim, who she later found out from her aunt was Quichocho\u2019s client.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u2019s very pleasant. She\u2019s pretty, cute, very sophisticated,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
When asked by Quichocho\u2019s counsel, Michael Dotts, if she noticed anything odd about Kim during their 45-minute-to-an-hour breakfast, Iglecias replied there was none.<\/p>\n
Iglecias stated that she did not notice any bruises on Kim\u2019s wrists and that she did not observe signs of crying like puffy eyes in Kim\u2019s.<\/p>\n
Kim earlier testified that Quichocho raped her inside the room they shared at Hyatt Hotel in Guam on Nov. 1, 2008. She alleged that as a result, she suffered bruises on her wrists. She also testified that after the incident she and Quichocho had breakfast with the latter\u2019s aunt and another person.<\/p>\n
Kim said the second rape was in Quichocho\u2019s apartment unit in San Jose, Saipan, on Dec. 10, 2008. Iglecias said she found out only about the rape allegations on the news about Kim\u2019s lawsuit.<\/p>\n
Upon questioning by attorney Robert T. Torres, counsel for Kim, Iglecias agreed that at the time, she never saw Kim cry and that she was not aware that Kim was Quichocho\u2019s client and that a psychiatrist saw her in Guam for anxiety and depression treatment.<\/p>\n
Iglecias agreed she had no knowledge that Quichocho and Kim spent that night in one room at Hyatt Hotel in Guam. She agreed with Torres that when she looked at Kim she was not looking for bruises.<\/p>\n
Quichocho\u2019s expert witness, David Demapan, also testified yesterday. Demapan used to serve as chief financial officer for Marianas Public Lands Authority, and comptroller at the Commonwealth Ports Authority and the NMI Retirement Fund. He said he completed professional accountancy but is not a certified public accountant.<\/p>\n
Quichocho hired Demapan to prepare an expert witness report to determine whether or not it was viable for Latte Stone LLC to continue operating on Rota or close it down. He was also asked to determine how much invested capital the owner put into the company.<\/p>\n
Demapan\u2019s opinion is that based on Latte Stone\u2019s statement of cash flows from 2008 to 2011, it is very clear that the company was not viable to continue its poker operations on Rota.<\/p>\n
Demapan also concluded that the owner of Latte Stone invested $100,784 in capital plus the company owes the owner $25,728 as of Dec. 31, 2011.<\/p>\n
Kim said she formed Latte Stone in October 2008 under Frances\u2019 name upon Quichocho\u2019s advice, apparently so her name will not appear as the owner to prevent Kim\u2019s ex-husband from harassing her. Frances claims she owns the company.<\/p>\n
When Saipan Tribune left the courtroom yesterday afternoon, Tony Mu\u00f1a was also testifying as an expert witness for Quichocho. Mu\u00f1a used to serve as executive director of the Commonwealth Utilities Corp. and was a receiver for the Bank of Saipan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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