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Former Castlewood Country Club tennis pro Henry Germain pleaded not guilty today to 16 charges of child molestation against six female victims.
Attorney Elizabeth Grossman, representing Germain, said she would file a formal demurrer, which would challenge the legitimacy of the charges.
Deputy District Attorney Susan Torrance said there were changes in the language of charges one through five.
There have been questions regarding the statute of limitations for the victims. In previous hearings, Grossman had said the alleged victims came forward with their information after the time allowed in the state of California, which is currently 10 years.
Torrance said she couldn’t comment on details of the case, except that she believed it was a “very strong case.”
The 62-year-old Dublin resident remains out on a $1.14 million bail since he was first arrested Sept. 2.
Sgt. Ray Kelly of the Alameda County Sheriff’s Department said no more victims had come forward since Germain was last in court Dec. 16. Prior to that, about a half dozen other alleged victims came forward, according to Kelly, saying they were abused by Germain back to the early ’80s when he worked as a tennis pro at the now closed Desert Club of La Quinta in Palm Desert, Calif. While Germain can’t be charged from these alleged incidents, the victims can testify in court.
The next hearing will be at 9 a.m. Jan. 26 in department 704 at the county courthouse on Stoneridge Drive.
Wondering if anyone knows what happened at hearing scheduled for 1/26/09?
He will be in court Thursday at 9 a.m. in department 704.