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Grand jury indicts 2 for sex offense

By Gina Tabonares
Variety News Staff

A Superior Court of Guam grand jury yesterday indicted two men for allegedly sexually assaulting two minors in separate occasions in Dededo.
The first indictment charged Carmelo Anthony Quintanilla Mendiola, 40, for allegedly molesting a minor after picking her up at school while her father was off-island.
Mendiola is facing charges of first-degree criminal sexual conduct as a first-degree felony, second-degree criminal sexual conduct as a first-degree felony, assault with intent to commit a criminal sexual conduct as a third-degree felony, assault as a misdemeanor, family violence as a misdemeanor, and child abuse as a misdemeanor.
The alleged crime happened sometime in November 2006 and was discovered when the victim’s aunt was informed by a school nurse that the minor had several bruises on her body.
The minor narrated to her aunt that Mendiola covered her face with a pillow when he sexually assaulted her.
Robert Toves Manglona, 55, was also indicted on three counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct as a first-degree felony, two counts of second-degree criminal sexual conduct as a first-degree felony and two counts of child abuse as a misdemeanor.
He was complained by the victim’s mother who told police that Manglona picked up the victim from school and that upon entering his residence, asked the minor to have sex with him.
Manglona allegedly committed the same crime twice in March 2007. The minor said she agreed to have sex with the defendant because she was scared of him.