Taoiseach Micheál Martin emphasized that public representatives must not give character references in cases involving sexual crimes, highlighting the need to prioritize victims over offenders.
"Juan Jose Pesina, a 32-year-old Menifee resident, was also booked into the Cois M. Byrd Detention Center in French Valley on suspicion of sodomy, sexual battery and oral copulation by force, all felonies."
Newman, 51, of Natick is charged with enticement of a child under 16 and attempting to commit a crime, the Middlesex County District Attorney's office said in a statement.