Motions Hearing In Fajardo Case Today

HURON, S.D. (AP) – A South Dakota bar owner accused of serving a 12-year-old and two 14-year-olds alcohol and raping them is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday.  Thirty-five-year-old Werner Fajardo  is charged with six counts of rape and several counts of providing alcohol to minors at his El Cuervo bar in Huron. He’s pleaded not guilty. Fajardo is scheduled to appear in Beadle County Court on Tuesday at 11 a.m. to discuss several motions related to his trial. His trial is set to begin May 16. One item that may come up during the hearing are requests made by Performance Radio and KELO-land T-V to open the case to expanded electronic media coverage.  Fajardo is being held at the Beadle County Jail on $150,000 bond.