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Domino Aguilar, 50, was convicted in 2004 of molesting a pair of siblings A Redwood City man deemed a sex- he used to babysit and has now done ually violent predator by the state may his time. Aguilar will now undergo a be released if a jury rules to free him trial to determine whether he should from a state mental hospital, a prose- stay in state custody, District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe said. cutor said. BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZ Daily Post Staff Writer
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Venezuelans who loathed President Nicolas Maduro and for years dreamed of his ouster hugged, sang and cried with joy over his seizure in a stunning nighttime U.S. military raid. Now these Venezuelans — forced to flee their country due to financial hardship or political persecution — are hoping for a better future for Venezuela after years of political and economic crisis. Before dawn Saturday, Venezuelans started gathering outside El Arepazo, a popular restaurant in Doral, a Miami-area city where more than 40% of the population hails from Venezuela. “We woke up with the news that someone finally had done justice, and this fills us with happiness,” said Douglas Zarzalejo, a 55-year-old Venezue[See MADURO, page 18]
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FORECAST: Rain will continue today but partly cloudy skies are forecast for tomorrow and Wednesday. OUTAGE CALLED POLITICAL: Many households and businesses in Berlin face days without electricity after high-voltage power lines were damaged by a fire that city authorities said was a politically motivated attack by “left-wing extremists.” OIL PRICES: The removal of Venezuelan socialist dictator Nicolas Maduro isn’t likely to change oil prices immediately. Venezuela’s oil industry is in disrepair after years of neglect, so it will take years before production can increase dramatically. WHO IS RUNNING THINGS? Secretary of State Marco Rubio said yesterday that the United States would not govern Venezuela day-today other than enforcing an existing “oil quarantine,” a turnaround after President Trump announced the U.S. would be running Venezuela following its ouster of leader Nicolas Maduro. BENEFITS FOR DEAD: A new Department of Health and Human [See THE UPDATE, page 4]
CELEBRATION — People celebrate outside Versailles Cuban Cuisine in Miami after President Trump announced Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro had been captured and flown out of the country. AP photo.
The Caltrain board will discuss the issue Thursday. San Francisco Supervisor Shamann A Caltrain board member’s push for the commuter rail line to pursue great- Walton, who sits on Caltrain’s board, er independence from the San Mateo wants Caltrain to work “step by step toCounty Transit District, or SamTrans, ward becoming an independent regionhas sparked a harsh rebuke from Sam- al agency,” he said in a memo to fellow board members last month. Trans lawyers. BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent
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Deputy District Attorney Shin-Mee Chang said. The mother of the two children moved into Aguilar’s relatives’ home, to which Aguilar visited often, giving him easy access to the children, Chang said. Aguilar touched the boy [See PREDATOR, page 18]
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Doctors said Aguilar still has the same tendencies when he was convicted, according to Wagstaffe. Over a four-month period from October 2002 through January 2003, Aguilar molested an 8-year-old boy and a 5-year-old girl he used to babysit, Chief
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