FOLLOWING a forensic interview conducted by the Division of Youth Services-Child Protective Services personnel with the victim, police found probable cause to charge a man with kissing and touching a 13-year-old girl.
Carlo Dela Torre Enriquez, 53, appeared in the custody of the Department of Corrections before Superior Court Associate Judge Joseph N. Camacho for a bail hearing on Monday morning.
Enriquez was charged with sexual abuse of a minor in the third degree, assault and battery, and disturbing the peace.
At the hearing, Enriquez was represented by Assistant Public Defender Emily Thomsen while Assistant Attorney General Heather Barcinas appeared for the government.
The judge set the bail at $10,000 cash and remanded Enriquez to Corrections after the hearing. The defendant was ordered to return to court on Jan. 18 at 10 a.m. for a preliminary hearing, and on Jan. 30 at 9 a.m. for an arraignment.
According to the victim, she went to her friend and neighbor’s house on Dec. 23 between noon and 3 p.m. to hang out and bake brownies.
She said she was in her friend’s bedroom playing a videogame when her friend left the room to use the restroom.
The victim said Enriquez entered the room and she immediately felt uncomfortable.
She said Enriquez touched her inappropriately and kissed “her shoulders, above her upper lip, and chest area.” She added that at that moment she was unable to move or speak.
She said Enriquez also attempted to take off the face mask she was wearing prior to kissing her.
She said when she made a phone call to a friend Enriquez jumped off her and asked, “Who’s that? Who’s that?”
Police said at first, the victim’s friend told investigators that she did not know what happened to the victim.
But later, the girl said although she did not see anything, the victim did tell her that the girl’s father, Enriquez, touched the victim inappropriately and kissed her while her friend was in the restroom.
Police said they have obtained the text of a social media app conversation between the teens about the incident.
