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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 Bautistas 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.
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