March 13, 2010
Trial Date for Teen Accused of Homosex Child Molestation and Murder
FRESNO, Calif. -- A 14-year-old Fresno County teen accused of molesting and drowning a neighbor boy will stand trial on murder charges in October. The district attorney's office is prosecuting Raul Castro as an adult. He's being held at a juvenile facility on $2 million bail after pleading not guilty in November to charges of first-degree murder with special allegations. Judge Jon Nick Kapetan agreed with the defense's motion to set a tentative trial date for Oct. 4th. Authorities say Castro drowned four-year-old Alex Mercado in the bathtub of his Mendota home Oct. 30th after the child said he would reveal the molestation. Alex's body was found stuffed in a dryer.Click Here For The Full Story......