I know people are tired and frustrated, but it’s time to mask up again. The best defense is getting the vaccine and masking up in public, crowded spaces.
The police report says the victim, who is now 16 years old, alleges that Navarrete first molested him when he was 12 or 13 by touching the child’s penis while he was sleeping. In incidents that occurred over several years, he told police that Navarrete would lie down in bed next to the sleeping boy and touch his genitals under his clothes, sometimes performing oral sex on the boy.
In one instance, the boy recalled Navarrete telling him, “Oh I shouldn’t be doing this, this is wrong,” before continuing to allegedly molest the child.
The probable cause statement says the boy called Navarrete Thursday afternoon and asked the state lawmaker “if he regrets touching him.”
“Otoniel responded by saying of course I regret any bad actions that I did, absolutely wishing everything could be different,” Quezada wrote. He noted that Navarrete “told the victim he wasn’t well” and that “he is regretful and not happy for his actions (and) having to live with them for the rest of his life.”
He is also alleged to have attempted to have sexual contact with the victim’s younger brother, who is now 13 years old.
Navarrete on Friday was ordered to stay in jail until a $50,000 secured bond is paid .
Appearing before Superior Court Commissioner Steven McCarthy via an iPad from a holding cell, Navarrete wore a blue surgical mask as the charges were read out: one class 2 felony for molestation, three class 2 felonies for sexual conduct with a minor, one class 3 felony for attempted sexual contact with a minor and two class 6 felonies for sexual conduct with a minor.
Jeanine Sorrentino, a veteran sex crimes prosecutor for the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office, requested a $50,000 bond, noting that Navarrete faces a mandatory minimum of 49 years in prison if he’s convicted of all the charges.
“The high prison sentence here makes him a flight risk,” she told McCarthy.
Roland Rillos, the attorney representing Navarrete, countered that his client has modest means — a $24,000 annual legislative salary and a $58,000 salary for his work as a community liaison at a Phoenix nonprofit — and that proceeds from recently selling his house will be needed to pay for his defense. He also disputed that Navarrete was a flight risk, noting that he cooperated with police and was willing to surrender his passport.
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Health Canada adds Bell’s Palsy warning to Pfizer labels, but says vaccine is safe
Health Canada has updated the label on the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to reflect very rare reports of Bell’s Palsy.
In very rare scenarios, cases of Bell’s Palsy have been reported in a number of people in Canada and internationally.
So far in Canada, “there has been a total of 206 reports of Bell’s Palsy following a Pfizer vaccination,” the health agency told Global News in an email Friday.
Symptoms after vaccination may include temporary weakness or paralysis on one side of the face, according to an advisory issued by the department.
Other symptoms include, “uncoordinated movement of the muscles that control facial expression; loss of feeling in the face; headache; tearing from the eye; drooling; lost sense of taste on the front two-thirds of the tongue; hypersensitivity to sound in one ear; or inability to close an eye on one side of the face,” according to the advisory.
However, Health Canada stressed that the cases are few, and ultimately very rare.
More than 50 million doses of vaccine have been administered in Canada to date, and Health Canada has received 2,849 reports of serious adverse events, including heart inflammation, allergic reactions, blood clots and strokes.
Health Canada advises people who feel the symptoms of Bell’s Palsy to seek medical attention.
Though usually temporary, the exact cause of Bell’s Palsy is still unknown and involves episodes of facial muscle weakness or paralysis. The symptoms often occur suddenly but generally start to improve after a few weeks.
The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine label already comes with information about reported cases of Bell’s Palsy, and Health Canada “is continuing to assess this issue for all authorized COVID-19 vaccines” currently in use in the country, the release clarified. “The Department will take further action if necessary.”
Health Canada emphasized that Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, and all other approved vaccines, “continue to be safe and effective at protecting against COVID-19.”
“The benefits of COVID-19 vaccines continue to outweigh their potential risks, as scientific evidence shows that they reduce deaths and hospitalizations due to COVID-19,” the statement said.
Health Canada advises people who feel the symptoms of Bell’s Palsy to seek medical attention.
— With files from The Canadian Press
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