NBC 30
December 17, 2007
http://www.nbc30.com/news/14873678/detail.html
The Hartford pastor already convicted of raping an 11-year-old appeared in court Monday in connection with the sexual assault of a 13-year-old.
Modesto Reyes was supposed to be sentenced Friday in the first case, where an 11-year-old girl became pregnant by Reyes.
On Friday, a judge put the proceedings on hold after it was announced that a second victim had come forward.
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Police said Reyes, 53, also impregnated the 13-year-old girl, but she had a miscarriage.
Reyes, who had served a congregation at this storefront church in Hartford, has been in prison since his arrest last summer.
DNA testing has determined with 99 percent certainty that he is the father of the child born to the first victim but Reyes has repeatedly denied the accusations.
In October he pleaded guilty under the Alford Doctrine, which means he admits no guilt but concedes he would likely be convicted at trial.
Reyes' attorney told NBC 30 that his client plans to plead guilty in both cases.
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