![]() ![]() ![]() Benites is now being held at the Tompkins County Jail. However, he said, “The fact is he is now facing - with the indictment - up to 25 years (in prison).”Ĭassidy increased Benites’ bail to $20,000 cash bail or $40,000 bond. Judge Cassidy said he gives Benites credit for showing up to all court appearances and cooperating with police. He suggested that Benites remain in the community on bail. Stevens also said that Benites has surrendered his American passport, does not own a Peruvian passport and does not have the means or desire to flee to Peru. The video for this news story was recorded and edited by Blaise Bookis for a live ICTV Newswatch broadcast in Ithaca, NY. ![]() dowidget id text-55 Ever Benites, 35, was charged with two counts of first-degree sexual abuse, course of sexual conduct against a child, and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child. Posted in News The Ithaca Voice’s Guide to New York State. The bail was doubled for an Ithaca man who was indicted last week on charges that allege he sexually abused young children for years. Stevens also said that Benites’ statements to police were involuntarily made and do not support the charges in the indictment.īenites’ reputation with his family and friends, Stevens said, is how the $10,000 cash bail was raised within days of his July arraignment at Ithaca City Court. Examining bail reform’s impact on Tompkins County as new NY budget brings more changes. He said Benites has a wife and daughter, along with other family members in Ithaca and that he voluntarily turned himself in to Ithaca police upon learning that he would be charged. The Ithaca Voice Deirdre Hay announces bid for NY State Supreme Court Justice ITHACA, N.Y.Deirdre Hay announced her campaign for New York State Supreme Court Justice for the Sixth Judicial District, which includes Tompkins County, on June 15. ![]()
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