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Court releases DOA staff from home confinement

By Gina Tabonares
Variety News Staff

THE Superior Court of Guam has released Marianito Bautista from home confinement to allow the Department of Administration employee to work.
After a hearing on Tuesday, Judge Arthur Barcinas granted the motion filed by Bautista’s lawyer, Mike Phillips.
Phillips, however, said his client will remain on strict supervision from third-party custodian.
Bautista was indicted on five charges of first- and third-degree criminal sexual conduct and official misconduct in 2005. He was put under house arrest with a third-party custodian but was brought back in jail after violating his release condition.
He was earlier released on a $100,000 bail but was re-arrested by police after he was caught driving under the influence of alcohol.
According to a grand jury indictment, Bautista allegedly committed one of the acts at his office and used a government computer to view pornography.
A girl claimed that Bautista would watch pornography on the Internet before molesting her and while she was with a younger sister waiting for Bautista for a ride home.
Phillips said their motions to dismiss the indictment are still pending before the court.  There was no court date yet to hear the pending motions.