tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11646417.post4181718179811288251..comments2024-03-26T16:11:40.327-07:00Comments on Behind The Blue Wall: [CA] Resigned Deputy Rubio & wife Ashley acquitted of child abuse chargesBehind The Blue Wallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04429113203939514642noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11646417.post-12726713555727610032009-03-02T13:35:00.000-08:002009-03-02T13:35:00.000-08:00Couple acquitted of child abuseThursday, Jan 29 20...Couple acquitted of child abuse<BR/>Thursday, Jan 29 2009<BR/><BR/>A Colusa jury has acquitted a College City couple of child abuse charges.<BR/><BR/>Engelberto Rubio and his wife, Ashley, were each charged in October charged with one misdemeanor count of child endangerment. Engelberto Rubio, a 32-year-old former police officer, was also charged with one felony count of inflicting corporal injury against his 7-year-old son.<BR/><BR/>The jury handed down the “not guilty” verdict Friday in Colusa County Superior Court.<BR/><BR/>The Colusa County district attorney’s office conducted the investigation because the child’s mother, Naborino Rubio, is employed at the Colusa sheriff’s office.<BR/><BR/>Colusa DA John Poyner said he was “absolutely fine” with the verdict.<BR/><BR/>“That’s the system,” he said. “We put our evidence out there and the jury makes their decision. We don’t take it personal.”<BR/><BR/>Ashley Rubio said she was glad the trial was over, but called it “a complete waste of our time.”<BR/><BR/>Engelberto Rubio declined to comment.<BR/><BR/>“All we want is for people to know that our names have been cleared,” Ashley Rubio said.<BR/><BR/>She said the defense argued that the child might suffer from lupus, a hereditary condition that manifests in a variety of conditions, including a predisposition to bruising.<BR/><BR/>“What occurred between my husband and stepson was just a father disciplining his son, not child abuse,” she said.<BR/><BR/>Engelberto Rubio requested administrative leave from the Suisun City Police Department two days after the charges were filed in October. He resigned in November for “personal reasons” after just three months on the job, a department spokesman said in a previous interview.<BR/><BR/>A phone call to Suisun City police Cmdr. Tim Mattos was not immediately returned.<BR/><BR/>http://www.colusa-sun-herald.com/news/rubio_2354___article.html/child_colusa.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com