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Edgar Jesus Gonzalez Mendoza

Monday, December 3, 2012

DNA Clears Hopkins Man of Sexual Misconduct Charges

Criminal sexual conduct charges against Edgar Jesus Gonzalez-Mendoza were dismissed Wednesday.

DNA evidence has helped exonerate a Hopkins man accused of inappropriate sexual contact with his 6-year-old niece. Edgar Jesus Gonzalez-Mendoza, 32, was charged in July with two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, a felony. Those charges were dismissed Wednesday at the request of prosecutors. Although prosecutors initially had probable cause to charge Gonzalez-Mendoza, continuing investigation by police produced evidence, including DNA that didn’t match his DNA profile, that required the charges to be dismissed in the interest of justice, according to the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office.   Follow us on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our free daily newsletter | Check out Patch’s Pinterest boards  

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Hopkins Man Charged with Sexually Abusing 6-Year-Old Niece

Amanda

3:14 pm on Monday, December 10, 2012

Allow me to assist you. How about, "The girl alleges..."? So basically, you do not typed alleged because either a.) it takes too much time to type "alleged" or b.) You want to sensationalize the story. Thanks.   more ›

Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Hopkins Man Charged with Sexually Abusing 6-Year-Old Niece

Police say Edgar Jesus Gonzalez-Mendoza had repeated sexual contact with the girl.

A Hopkins man has been charged with having repeated inappropriate sexual contact with his 6-year-old niece. Edgar Jesus Gonzalez-Mendoza, 32, faces two felony counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, each of which carries a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison and a $40,000 fine. Officers were called to a Minneapolis home July 3 after the victim’s parents reported that she had been sexually abused by Gonzalez-Mendoza, according to the criminal complaint, signed by Minneapolis Police Sgt. Patrick Myslajek. The child’s father told police that earlier that day, he and the victim, along with Gonzalez-Mendoza, drove to a downtown Minneapolis pawnshop. The girl’s father said he parked and left Gonzalez-Mendoza sitting in the front seat, …

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guillermo

2:13 pm on Friday, August 10, 2012

I think a human rights violation which is only for those in this report, it is clear there because of the mother to hide something so bad, remember the principle of presumption of innocence, if guilt is proved to be punished but ask sorry who posted this article just because it's Latin or not entitled?   more ›

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