A San Joaquin County Superior Court judge has ordered the unsealing of 15 search warrants in a case involving a teenager who told Tracy police that he was tortured and shackled for more than a year.
Judge Cinda Fox said she would release the documents once she removed the names of witnesses and the victim, and some information about the case.
Fox: "I'm going to find there are ongoing discussions "... supporting their sealing at this point."
The judge did not modify a gag order she put in place on the case. The order bars lawyers, parties involved, police and potential witnesses, from commenting to the media.
The judge postponed the continued arraignment of the four suspects accused of torturing the teenager.
Kelly Lau and her husband Michael Schumacher, Caren Ramirez, the boy's one-time legal guardian, and Anthony Waiters who lived next door to the Schumachers, all appeared in court shackled, wearing red jail jumpsuits.
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Judge orders warrants unsealed in Tracy teen torture case
More information:
Judge will release search warrants dealing with captive teen
Torture suspects have yet to enter a plea
See also:
Trust Fund for Tortured Teen
Fourth Suspect Arrested in Torture Case
Arrests in Torture Case
Judge Cinda Fox said she would release the documents once she removed the names of witnesses and the victim, and some information about the case.
Fox: "I'm going to find there are ongoing discussions "... supporting their sealing at this point."
The judge did not modify a gag order she put in place on the case. The order bars lawyers, parties involved, police and potential witnesses, from commenting to the media.
The judge postponed the continued arraignment of the four suspects accused of torturing the teenager.
Kelly Lau and her husband Michael Schumacher, Caren Ramirez, the boy's one-time legal guardian, and Anthony Waiters who lived next door to the Schumachers, all appeared in court shackled, wearing red jail jumpsuits.
Full Article and Source:
Judge orders warrants unsealed in Tracy teen torture case
More information:
Judge will release search warrants dealing with captive teen
Torture suspects have yet to enter a plea
See also:
Trust Fund for Tortured Teen
Fourth Suspect Arrested in Torture Case
Arrests in Torture Case
1 comment:
I am not sure a sealing of the files protects anybody. Likely there was a different reason for the sealing and the claim of protection is to cover up whatever the real reason is.
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