Trial Begins for Suspect in Child's Killing Case: Man Is Accused of Raping, Killing Girlfriend's 5-Year-Old Daughter.
Los Angeles Daily News › June 22, 2010
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Six years after he allegedly raped and beat his girlfriend's 5- year-old daughter to death, Antonio Rodriguez faced a jury on Monday as a prosecutor and a witness described him as a child abuser who tore the family apart.
Rodriguez, 29, shook his head and kneaded his eyebrow with one hand as prosecutor Mary Sedgwick detailed the 10 charges against him, including capital murder, torture and forcible lewd act on a child. The charges carry special circumstances that could make Rodriguez eligible for the death penalty.See the full content of this document
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Trial Begins for Suspect in Child's Killing Case: Man Is Accused of Raping, Killing Girlfriend's 5-Year-Old Daughter.
"This is a case of theft ... a theft of innocence, trust, peace, hope," Sedgwick said.
Desarie Saravia was pronounced dead on Nov. 12...See the full content of this document
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