The man is accused of killing a 16-year-old girl whose unborn son received a bond for the second time Friday morning.
Jesus Monroy, 20, returned in February with five new felony charges, including statutory rape, harassment of children and inducement of children to be linked to murder and homicide charges for indecent purposes. He was detained after the new prosecution.
The allegations formed the killing of his seven-month-old ex-girlfriend Mia Campos.
After Wednesday’s bond hearing, Superior Court Judge Tuwanda Rush Williams issued an order allowing Monroy to issue new charges if he could issue $150,000 in margin. Under the bond order, he must be arrested in the House, wear ankle monitor, and have no contact with the victim’s family or witness.
In a statement, Gwennett County District Attorney Patsy Austin-Gatson expressed disappointment at the ruling.
“As the defendant received the bond again, the District Attorney’s Office will continue to bring justice and accountability to the defendant even with other charges, due to the heinous crime of killing a pregnant teenage mother and her child,” Austin-Gatson said Friday morning. “In this case, we did not agree to the grant of the bond, but we asked the court, which gave her a ruling.
“We assure the family that in this case the District Attorney’s Office will fight and achieve justice. The defendant has legal rights and is considered innocent until proven guilty. We will prove his guilt in reasonable doubt.”
Campos was found dead in a forest area near his home in Loganville in July. Prosecutors accused Monroy of seducing her out of the house late at night, strangling her to death, and leaving her body in the woods. DNA tests later confirmed that Monroy was the father of Sebastian, an unborn child.
During the hearing, Campos’ older brother Alexis described the grief that his family still brought.
“I visited her grave and sat down to talk to her about what was going on in our lives,” he told the court. “I told her that I hope it was me and not her.”
Prosecutor Megan Matteucci urged the court to reject the deposit, saying Monroy posed a danger to the community and posed a threat to the case.
“He told Mia to delete the messages on her phone. He told her to clear the trash. He deleted the messages himself and lied to law enforcement,” Matteucci said. “He defamed a 15-year-old girl, got pregnant, and then killed her and the unborn baby.”
Matteucci pointed out Monroy’s own words, documented on the police station camera, and said: “I think it’s a drone…I’m not going back to jail.”
But defense attorney Brandon Delfunt argued that Monroy followed everything when it was his original bond.
“For six months, Mr. Monroy has been in touch…never violated the rules,” Delft said.
As of Friday night, Monroy has not released a bond. The murder trial date has not been determined.
