UFC star charged in shooting sues man over alleged molesting

Cain Velazquez, proper, is now suing Harry Eugene Goularte Jr. and his household who personal a daycare the place the alleged molestation of his 4-year-old son occurred.
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SAN JOSE, Calif. — Cain Velasquez, the previous UFC heavyweight champion accused of attempting to kill the person he claims molested his 4-year-old son, is suing the person and his household who personal a daycare the place the alleged molestation occurred.

Velasquez was arrested in San Jose, California, final February after he shot at a pickup truck carrying the person by means of busy streets in three Silicon Valley cities, ramming the car together with his personal truck throughout a high-speed chase, prosecutors mentioned.

A decide in March denied bail to Velasquez, who faces tried homicide and a number of gun assault expenses. His lawyer, Mark Geragos, has mentioned he plans on vindicating Velasquez in court docket.

Velasquez claims in a civil lawsuit that Harry Goularte sexually molested Velasquez’s son whereas the boy was attending a day care run at a house by Goularte’s mom, Patricia Goularte, the Los Angeles Occasions reported Wednesday.

The Occasions mentioned the lawsuit was filed on behalf of a minor. Harry Goularte was residing on the house and dealing for the day care through the time of the alleged molestation, in line with the court docket submitting.

Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez makes a court docket look on the Santa Clara County Corridor of Justice on Wednesday, March 2, 2022, in San Jose, Calif.

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Stephen Defilippis, an lawyer for Goularte, didn’t instantly reply Wednesday to a name in search of touch upon the lawsuit.

The kid care enterprise and its homeowners “fostered and maintained an surroundings” the place the youngsters could possibly be molested, sexually abused and harassed, Velasquez mentioned within the court docket submitting. The lawsuit accuses Goularte and his household of negligence and sexual battery.

Goularte, 43, was charged with lewd and lascivious acts with a minor by the Santa Clara County district lawyer’s workplace. He has pleaded not responsible and trial is scheduled for September.

Velasquez, 39, is due again in court docket in August, the Occasions mentioned.

Velasquez transitioned to professional wrestling after retiring from his MMA profession in 2019. A former two-time UFC heavyweight champion, he earned title belts in 2010 and 2012.