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The case against one of the two San Mateo men accused of attempting to meet an Atherton teen for sex was dismissed on April 14 due to insufficient evidence, while prosecution of the other man will move forward, according to a ruling by Judge Renee Reyna.
Prosecutors say that Inri Aguilar and Luis Zamorarosales, both 25, arranged to meet a 14-year-old Atherton resident on March 6. The teen had previously met Aguilar at the Hillsdale Train Station and shared her phone number with him. Prosecutors said Aguilar later texted her and asked her to bring a friend to meet him and his friend for sexual activity.
The teen and her parents reported the messages to police, who then took over communication while posing as the girl. Officers arranged for Aguilar to meet in front of a vacant Atherton home, prosecutors said.
When Aguilar arrived, police detained him and discovered Zamorarosales waiting in a car nearby. Both men were arrested and charged with meeting a minor for lewd purposes and attempted unlawful intercourse, both felonies. Zamorarosales also faced an additional charge of contacting a minor for sexual purposes.
Both defendants had been jailed since their March 6 arrests.
At a preliminary hearing on April 14, Reyna found prosecutors had not presented enough evidence to continue the case against Zamorarosales, dismissing all charges against him. However, she determined there was sufficient evidence to proceed against Aguilar. Atherton police Detective Jeffrey Taylor and Officer Vaneesh Kumar testified during the hearing.
Aguilar, who was on felony probation at the time of the alleged offense, will remain in custody on $100,000 bail. His next court appearance is scheduled for April 29 in San Mateo County Superior Court in Redwood City.
Zamorarosales was released on April 14.
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