January 08, 2021 6:25 PMLegal
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LOS ANGELES A pre-trial hearing in the Mercedes Carrera child sexual abuse case has been postponed repeatedly, but yesterday the number of delays hit double figures. According to court documents, San Bernardino Superior Court Judge Katrina West granted a new postponement during a court appearance Thursday, the date that had been set for the hearing.
The new pre-trial date was set for February 5, with a trial date no later than April 6 unless there is a further delay in the case. By law, any delay past 60 days must receive the consent of the defendants.
The delay is the 10th since an August 8 hearing at which prosecutors played an audio tape of the alleged victim, a nine-year-old girl, detailing what she said were a series of incidents of sexual contact with Carrera and co-defendant Daemon Cins, the longtime adult performer’s partner.