Superior Court Judge Carlos Varela previously ordered Ma to remain in jail without bail, but on Thursday, her defense attorney, Mario Vela, again requested that the judge release her on her own recognizance or possibly on house arrest. The attorney said Ma would be willing to abide by any conditions the court would set, including staying away from all schools or anywhere else where children are present.
Vela stated that Ma"irrefutably denies" trying to contact the alleged victim after she was released from jail and argued prosecutors did not charge her a count of intimidating or tampering with a witness"because that message does not exist." Hart denied that claim and said the ongoing police investigation revealed evidence of new crimes after searching her phone and classroom, including the lone forcible lewd acts count she faces.
Hart alleged that on one occasion, when the victim was 12 years old, she made"advances" on the boy in a classroom.
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