Accused molester’s jail phone rights restricted
Email | Print Marta Murvosh | Skagit Valley Herald
August 21, 2008 - 02:24 PM

A judge revoked bail and phone privileges Wednesday of an Oak Harbor baby sitter accused of raping children after authorities said he called the home of one of his victims while in jail.

Nathan Martinez, 21, may only call his lawyer from jail, according to an order signed by Island County Superior Court Judge Alan Hancock. Martinez is charged with 30 counts of sexually assaulting 10 children.

He is prohibited from contacting anyone under age 16 as well as the victims’ parents or the pastors at Living Faith Christian Center in Oak Harbor where Martinez attended and met the families of children he’s accused of molesting.

Martinez was charged Aug. 8 with 10 counts of first-degree rape of a child, 19 counts of first-degree child molestation and one count of first-degree attempted child molestation.

The allegations came to light Aug. 4 when four parents of children ages 4 to 12 went to the Oak Harbor Police Department. The parents told police that their children complained of inappropriate touching by Martinez, according to an affidavit written by Detective Teri Gardner.

On Aug. 17, Martinez called the family of one of the victims, speaking with a 12-year-old male victim and his mother, according to an affidavit from De Dennis, Island County Jail commander.

Martinez also mailed letters to a family member in Oak Harbor, asking her to give them to the parents of the victims and the boy he phoned, according to a supplemental police report filed by Gardner. In at least one letter, Martinez asked for forgiveness, according to Gardner’s report.

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