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Lost in bad translation: Accused child sex molester walks, confession tossed

By STEVEN BEARDSLEY
Naples Daily News
Posted November 15, 2010 at 7:07 p.m.

When Michel Carballea Garcia confessed to molesting his fiancee’s young daughter, a conviction seemed a matter of time, not evidence.

Yet on Friday, nine months after his arrest, the 24-year-old Garcia walked out of the Naples jail a free man.

Prosecutors dropped their case after a judge barred Garcia’s confession from trial, determining it wasn’t made with a full understanding of his Miranda rights. Months earlier, a Collier detective admitted that he improperly interpreted the Spanish-English conversation between Garcia and the lead investigator, telling the suspect several times he didn’t need an attorney.

“Without the defendant’s confession, there was nothing to corroborate the victim’s story,â€

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* Name: Carballea Garcia, Michel
* Charge: LEWD LASCIVIOUS MOLEST - VICT UNDER 12 SUSP 18 OR OLDER, LEWD LASCIVIOUS CONDUCT - OFFENDER 18 OR OLDER
* Residence: Naples
* Age: 23
* Occupation: Mechanic
* Case #: None yet available


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Collier County and the Liberal News refuses to Post whether individuals are Illegal Aliens ... I'll keep on the look out but the Translation problem is a pretty damn big clue

I'll say it again; if you come to Florida, please be careful