By Gina Tabonares
Variety News Staff

SUPERIOR Court Presiding Judge Alberto Lamorena allowed the consolidation of the six separate rape cases filed against Carlo Alfred Borja, 27, and set the trial dates for the case.
Judge Lamorena earlier expressed concern about consolidating the six rape cases successively filed against Borja last year but after hearing the discussions from the defense and government lawyers, he heeded the earlier decision of Judge Katherine Maraman to put all the cases in one trial.
The court scheduled a pre-trial conference for March 29 at 3 p.m. and set a jury selection for Aug. 13.
A grand jury indictment was filed against Borja on March 29, 2006 for first-degree criminal sexual conduct as a first-degree felony, kidnapping as a second-degree felony, terrorizing as a third-degree felony, assault as a misdemeanor, third-degree criminal sexual conduct as a second-degree felony, fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct as a misdemeanor, assault with intent to commit a criminal sexual conduct as a third-degree felony, harassment as a petty misdemeanor, and attempted kidnapping as a second-degree felony.
The first indictment stemmed from an investigation into the kidnapping and sexual assault of two female minors in October 2005 and February 2006.
Borja admitted that he was the man who abducted and raped a 9-year-old girl who was waiting for her bus in Happy Landing Upper Tumon on Oct. 12.
Another 12-year-old girl from Dededo told police that Borja harassed her on Feb. 12, 2006 while waiting for her bus on Wusstig St.
A few days after Borja’s arrest, three more minors came forward to report they were sexually abused by Borja. Three separate indictments were filed against him.
In the second grand jury indictment filed against Borja on April 6, he was charged with three counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct as a first-degree felony, two counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct as a second-degree felony, assault with an intent to commit a criminal sexual conduct as a third-degree felony, child abuse as a third-degree felony and felonious restraint as a third-degree felony.
One of the victims said she was abused by Borja on Nov. 25, 2005. The other said Borja threw urine at her in January that year, while the last one said she was sexually molested by the same suspect between Nov. 1, 2005 and Nov. 30, 2005.
Borja remains in jail with a recommended half a million bail.