Child abuser sentenced<\/p>\n
A man who had pled guilty to sexually abusing a child was sentenced yesterday to spend two years and one month in jail, while on probation for a total of five years.<\/p>\n
Ray Anthony L. Babauta was convicted for engaging in sex acts with a 16-year-old girl in July 1998.<\/p>\n
Superior Court Associate Judge Juan Lizama also fined Babauta $1,000.<\/p>\n
Babauta is eligible for parole after completing 20 months of incarceration. (MCM)<\/p>\n
Hostage-takers to
\nbe sentenced today<\/p>\n
Four inmates who participated in the hostage-taking incident at the jail last March will be sentenced by the federal court today.<\/p>\n
US District Court Judge Alex Munson is set to read the sentence for Ben Ruchen, Sheldon Yano, Vicente Aldan, and Edwin Blas, who earlier pled guilty to hostage taking , among other federal charges.<\/p>\n
The four were among the inmates who took part in the 14-hour prison takeover that rocked Saipan in the morning of March 7.<\/p>\n
They were led by William Sablan, who was sentenced to 21 years of imprisonment last month.<\/p>\n
They ransacked the security locker and took a Smith&Wesson gun they fired during the siege.<\/p>\n
They were pacified eventually in response to pleadings from their families. (MCM)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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