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Sexual AbuserJudge On The Lam;
Tico Teacher Wanted For Sexual
Abuse Arrested in the U.S.
The Organismo de Investigación
Judicial (OIJ) has mounted an
intense operation to find
Gerardo Calero Miranda, the
former judge who was found by
the juzgado Contravencional y de
Menor Cuantía de Sarapiquí,
Heredia, for sexually abusing a
14 year old girl while he was on
the bench.
Police raided the home of the
former judge located in Santa
Lucía de Barva de Heredia to
apprehend the man following the
issuance of an order for his
capture. The former judge was
sentenced to four years in
prison.
At the surprise of police, the
former judge was not home and
found an even bigger surprise
when the items in the small
apartment contained computer
equipment and household
appliances reported stolen.
Police said that the items
recovered at the residence of
the former judge were reported
stolen from the man's wife,
taking them to his hideaway
while she was out.
Calero was accused in June of
2002 by a student at the Colegio
de Barva de Heredia, when
according to the young girl, the
former judge had ordered her to
take off her blouse and bra and
tried to kiss. Calero was at the
time giving "theatre" classes at
the college.
In an unrelated case, José
William Quintero Espinoza,
arrived in Costa Rica on Friday
after being arrested in the
United States, wanted by Costa
Rican authorities for the sexual
abuse of three girls eight years
of age.
The teacher had fled Costa Rica
following the conviction on
charges dating back to 1992 when
Quintero worked as school
teacher in San Isidro de Pérez
Zeledón.
The man was apprehended in
Montville, New Jersey.
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