IA - Jetseta Gage, 10, abducted & murdered, Cedar Rapids, 24 March 2005

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Roger Bentley's trial for murder and kidnapping will start now on June 27th. And both sides may have settled some pre-trial "disagreements..."

Bentley has requested a "speedy" trial date, one that falls within 90 days of his arrest. And his attorney asked for a hearing to "speed up" getting copies of prosecution evidence to study. But both sides told the judge that problem was being resolved...
 
DesMoinesRegister.com

A Linn County judge will decide next week whether a videotaped interview with Jetseta Gage, a 10-year-old Cedar Rapids girl slain in March, can be used as evidence in a Vinton man's trial on sex abuse charges.

An attorney for James Howard Bentley, 33, argued in a brief that use of the tape should be barred because it violates Bentley's Sixth Amendment right to cross-examine his accuser...

Jetseta told interviewer Roseanne Matuszek that James Bentley would play "sex" with her, describing in detail the activities, according to Thompson's brief...
 
Quad-City Times Newspaper Online - the Quad-Cities Home Page

... Benton County Attorney David Thompson said the videotape, which features Gage explaining the alleged sexual acts in detail, should be allowed because it is the best direct evidence in the case and meets special exemption standards in the state’s hearsay rules...

But defense attorney David Fiester says Bentley never had a chance to cross examine Gage and her statements...
 
DesMoinesRegister.com

... Republicans, who control the House, said they are unhappy with Senate action last week that made electronic monitoring of sex offenders discretionary for state corrections officials...

Senate leaders say they made the change to House File 619 because mandatory monitoring could be costly and greater flexibility should be given to the state corrections department.

An early fiscal analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Service Agency estimated the cost of mandatory monitoring to be about $2 million a year.

Under the House bill, electronic monitoring would be required of anyone registered as a sex offender and released from prison on conditional release.

Rep. Kraig Paulsen, a Republican from Hiawatha, said he will propose to change the bill back to mandatory monitoring - though in limited scope - and return the legislation to the Senate.

That could happen as early as today, leaders said...
 
DesMoinesRegister.com

... Under Iowa Law, prosecutors must prove that a forcible felony occurred during the killing in order to support a first-degree murder charge.

In court papers filed Thursday, Johnson County Attorney J. Patrick White listed six forcible felonies he said Bentley committed while he killed the girl.

They include one count of first-degree sex abuse and two counts of second-degree sex abuse because of the serious injuries, Gage’s age and the risk of death and injury she faced in the alleged assaults, White said.

Bentley also committed kidnapping and two counts of child endangerment because his actions resulted in serious injury and Gage’s death, the court filing said...
 
press-citizen.com | Local News

The Legislature has been summoned back into session today to consider a compromise $5.1 billion spending plan hammered out in marathon talks between Gov. Tom Vilsack and legislative leaders.

While all sides were being tightlipped about the details Thursday afternoon, Republicans agreed to increase spending levels on key programs like education, while Democrats agreed to drop their effort to increase the state's cigarette tax...

The agreement also calls for adding money to the budget to pay for tougher sex abuse laws passed in the wake of the brutal slaying of 10-year-old Jetseta Gage of Cedar Rapids...
 
DesMoinesRegister.com

... Bentley, of Brandon, walked into the courtroom with his arms crossed and sat hunched over the table during the five-minute hearing. Members of the Gage family were not present...
 
Trial for a convicted sex offender charged in the abduction and slaying of a 10-year-old Cedar Rapids girl has been scheduled for November 28th.

Roger Bentley is charged with first-degree murder and kidnapping in the death of Jetseta Gage.

A Johnson County judge agreed last week to move the trial to Scott County, but lawyers for Bentley say they want the trial moved across the state to Pottawattamie County.

http://www.whotv.com/Global/story.asp?S=3603214
 
James Bentley is accused of molesting Jetseta Gage before her disappearance. He is challenging the pros. intention to use her taped statement in the case against him on the grounds that it " infringe on Bentley's constitutional right to confront his accuser".

His bro. Roger is due to go to trial Nov. 28th for kidnapping and killing her.
http://www.kwwl.com/Global/story.asp?S=3708224&nav=2IfudCW6
 
mysteriew said:
James Bentley is accused of molesting Jetseta Gage before her disappearance. He is challenging the pros. intention to use her taped statement in the case against him on the grounds that it " infringe on Bentley's constitutional right to confront his accuser".

His bro. Roger is due to go to trial Nov. 28th for kidnapping and killing her.
http://www.kwwl.com/Global/story.asp?S=3708224&nav=2IfudCW6
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I hope he can't get that video of Jetseta ruled out.
 
SewingDeb said:
I hope he can't get that video of Jetseta ruled out.
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Me either, esp. since I can't help but wonder if her death might be related to the case against his brother.
 
DesMoinesRegister.com

... Corrections officials estimate that 550 ankle bands designed to determine whether offenders are obeying curfews will be attached statewide in the next few weeks. Devices on the worst offenders, such as pedophiles and rapists, will be linked to a satellite system that monitors all their movements and will let officials know when the offenders have traveled to prohibited areas.

Unauthorized removal of a monitor or disregard for a curfew will trigger a parole or probation violation for the offender and probably a return to prison...
 
The attorney for a man accused of sexually abusing a 10-year-old Cedar Rapids girl who was later kidnapped and killed plans to ask the court to move both of his trials out of the area.

James Bentley, 33, of Vinton, is accused of sexually abusing Jetseta Gage in Cedar Rapids for nearly three years and in his Vinton home last fall.

Bentley, who briefly dated the girl's mother, Trena Gage, faces second-degree sexual abuse charges in Linn and Benton counties.

Bentley was in Linn County District Court on Thursday for a final hearing before his trial, but the hearing did not take place. The trial is set for Oct. 3 but it will likely be rescheduled.
http://www.wcfcourier.com/articles/2005/09/24/news/regional/b0898a5c56fa817a86257086001f1a1b.txt
 
I am going to open a thread in Trials on the Bentley Brothers.
 
The attorney for a man accused of sexually abusing a 10-year-old Cedar Rapids girl who was later kidnapped and killed plans to ask the court to move both of his trials out of the area.

James Bentley, 33, of Vinton, is accused of sexually abusing Jetseta Gage in Cedar Rapids for nearly three years and in his Vinton home last fall.

Bentley, who briefly dated the girl's mother, Trena Gage, faces second-degree sexual abuse charges in Linn and Benton counties.

The trial is set for Oct. 3 but it will likely be rescheduled.

Bentley's older brother, Roger Paul Bentley, 38, of Brandon, is charged with first-degree murder and first-degree kidnapping in the child's death in March. Her body was found in a rundown mobile home in rural Johnson County.

His trial was moved to Davenport because of extensive publicity about the case in the Cedar Rapids-Iowa City area. The trial is scheduled for Nov 28.

However, his attorney wants the trial moved to Council Bluffs. A hearing on that request is set for Oct. 4 in Johnson County District Court.
http://www.wcfcourier.com/articles/2005/09/24/news/regional/b0898a5c56fa817a86257086001f1a1b.txt
 
Trial for a man charged with sexually abusing Jetseta Gage has been delayed until Jan. 9.

James Bentley, 33, is charged with second-degree sexual abuse. He is accused of sexually abusing the 10-year-old Cedar Rapids girl over a three-year period.

He is charged in both Benton and Linn counties.

His trial in Benton County was scheduled to start Nov. 7, but his lawyer asked for a delay.
http://www.ketv.com/news/5143681/detail.html
 
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