Court Report

Convicted California Molester Jumps to Death

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - A 52-year-old man jumped to his death from a Southern California courthouse balcony hours after being convicted of child molestation, authorities said. Carlos Edward Tello was facing more than 20 years in prison when he jumped from a ninth-floor balcony of the Central Justice Center in Santa Ana. A suicide note was tucked into his clothing, authorities said. A jury in a Fullerton courtroom earlier convicted Tello of repeatedly molesting a young girl between 1989 and 1994. Read more...


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