Wednesday, July 10th:
*Preliminary Hearing (@ 9am PT) - NV - Alysha Quate (6) (Early June, 2015, Centreville; found June 6, 2017) - *Jason Scott Quate (34), “father” arrested (6/6/17) in Las Vegas & indicted (12/15/17) on 44 counts. Police charged him with sex-trafficking of an adult, accepting and receiving the earnings of a prostitute. Counts dismissed on 12/14/17: five counts of sexual assault against a child younger than 14, 21 counts of lewdness with a child younger than 14, one count of committing open or gross lewdness with a child younger than 18, and six counts of child abuse and neglect, two alleging severe mental or bodily harm, and possessing child *advertiser censored*. Plead not guilty; no bail.
Also faces extradition to Illinois to face charges of murder & concealing a death; confessed to killing.
9/6/18 Update: Chicago DA officially charges Quate with 1st degree murder.
11/6/18 Update: Motion by Public Defender to withdraw from case-granted; Special Public Def. appointed & files motion for continuance-granted. Bail stands as is. Status check hearing on 1/29/19. 1/29/19 Update: Bail stays as is. Next Preliminary hearing on 7/10.
6/8/19 Update: Trial had been due to start Monday (6/10/19) in Las Vegas, but the date was reset for next March, 2020. Prosecutors say he’ll go before a jury first in Las Vegas. If convicted, he could face hundreds of years in prison in Nevada.
IL – 9/6/18 DA charges Quate with 1st degree murder charge in St. Clair County. $1M Bail.
IL - Elizabeth Odell-Quate (35) “mother” was extradited to Illinois & charged & indicted (1/27/18) on murder with concealing a death Class 3 Felony & forgery Class C Felony. Original bond $750K, reduced on 11/20/17 to $30K, out on bond.
9/18/18 Update: Plead guilty to concealing a death & forgery charges. Next hearing on 12/10/18. 10/7/18: Trial was to start 10/8/18, but took plea deal, hearing set for 12/10 re plea of guilty & also violation of probation hearing.
12/10/18 Update: Plea Hearing was moved to 1/23/19, Pretrial Motions hearing on 2/19 & Jury trial on 3/18. 2/19: Pretrial motion moved to 2/28. Sentencing on 8/6.