Woman accused of raping, keeping teen niece as slave let out on small bail
More female criminal justice discount. Bail amounts vary with jurisdictions, but I have a hard time believing that a man who was accused of committing these crimes--or even a portion of them--would be let out on a mere $25,000 bail.
Still, she might end up doing some hard time over her alleged crimes--after all, her victim was the correct gender.
From Woman held on bail in rape of teenage girl (www.Telegram.com,11/18/08):
WORCESTER— A Page Street woman accused of raping a 16-year-old girl was ordered held on $25,000 bail at her court arraignment yesterday.
Mara L. Escobar, 35, of 4 Page St. was in Worcester Central District Court to answer to charges of assault and battery, three counts of assault and battery on a child with injury, five counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and two counts of rape of a child with force.
She was ordered held on $25,000 cash bail and was ordered to stay away from the victim.
Ms. Escobar was arrested last week after police said she held the girl in a “Cinderella-type situation” for five years, during which Ms. Escobar beat and raped the girl.
Police said the girl told a social worker in September that she had been sexually assaulted and physically abused.
The social worker notified the Department of Children and Families, which in turn notified the district attorney’s office and Worcester police. Detective Laura J. LaLiberte was the lead investigator for the Special Crimes Division.
Police said that while the girl lived with the woman and her two biological daughters, her mistreatment went beyond physical assault.
For example, her daughters’ bedrooms were well-appointed with televisions, DVD players, video games, toys and wall posters.
The other girl’s room was Spartan, with bare walls, a bureau, a single bed with one fitted sheet and a single blanket. The girl did the housework, police said.
According to court records, the rapes and assaults occurred between June 2007 and Sept. 1. The rapes involved objects, and one of the assaults involved the use of a rose stem with thorns as a dangerous weapon, according to court records.
Several of the rapes and assaults occurred at a Sigourney Street residence, according to court records.
Ms. Escobar is scheduled return to court Dec. 12.
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